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<p>[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 8343171, member: 134416"]I've noticed this phenomenon lately on vcoins (and I'm sure other places) of rampant grading inflation. Since there's a picture I can grade it myself, and I don't buy coins because of dealers' grades, but it is rather annoying.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example; something which is by-the-books VG+ or Fine is graded in the description Very Fine or even good very fine!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some dealers also won't mention bronze disease or tooling in the descriptions. </p><p><br /></p><p>Have you noticed this? I had taken a hiatus from active buying from 2014-20, so I don't know exactly when it started. I don't seem to remember grading inflation being so pronounced before 2010.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here would be my old school (1990) definition of grading, using my coins:</p><p>(for simple straight wear examples, not things like porosity,bad strike, corrosion, scratches or other nebulous things)</p><p><br /></p><p>EF (aka XF)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479664[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>VF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479669[/ATTACH]</p><p>(although I guess very old school grading might grade the Gordian a good fine - it was the most convenient coin I could come up with).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Fine</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479674[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Below Fine is a bit more nebulous:</p><p><br /></p><p>VG</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479686[/ATTACH]</p><p>or</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479695[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>-----</p><p><br /></p><p>Good</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479696[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Fair (obverse)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479698[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Poor: I don't have any pictured examples:</p><p>A slick.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nerosmyfavorite68, post: 8343171, member: 134416"]I've noticed this phenomenon lately on vcoins (and I'm sure other places) of rampant grading inflation. Since there's a picture I can grade it myself, and I don't buy coins because of dealers' grades, but it is rather annoying. For example; something which is by-the-books VG+ or Fine is graded in the description Very Fine or even good very fine! Some dealers also won't mention bronze disease or tooling in the descriptions. Have you noticed this? I had taken a hiatus from active buying from 2014-20, so I don't know exactly when it started. I don't seem to remember grading inflation being so pronounced before 2010. Here would be my old school (1990) definition of grading, using my coins: (for simple straight wear examples, not things like porosity,bad strike, corrosion, scratches or other nebulous things) EF (aka XF) [ATTACH=full]1479664[/ATTACH] VF [ATTACH=full]1479669[/ATTACH] (although I guess very old school grading might grade the Gordian a good fine - it was the most convenient coin I could come up with). Fine [ATTACH=full]1479674[/ATTACH] Below Fine is a bit more nebulous: VG [ATTACH=full]1479686[/ATTACH] or [ATTACH=full]1479695[/ATTACH] ----- Good [ATTACH=full]1479696[/ATTACH] Fair (obverse) [ATTACH=full]1479698[/ATTACH] Poor: I don't have any pictured examples: A slick.[/QUOTE]
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