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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 735116, member: 112&quot;]Some say that the Europeans use tougher standards, but they don&#039;t really. Part of the reason many think that is because the Europeans have no AU grade. It&#039;s either Unc or it&#039;s XF for them. And they only use adjectival grades, not numerical grades. That said, there are some coins graded as Choice XF in Europe that do receive an MS61 or 62 grade here. That&#039;s because we allow cabinet rub and they don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>One place where the US is tougher than the Europeans is in regard to harsh cleaning. Many a coin graded as Unc or XF in Europe would be bagged by the TPG&#039;s here because of harsh cleaning. Over there they think nothing of it and here we do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your grade estimate, I would agree.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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