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<p>[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 8343439, member: 44357"]For ancient coins, there is no need to read or list grades in today's modern world where nearly every lot is photographed. As the old adage goes, a picture says a thousand words: why attempt to distill down to two letters? Some dealers call everything Mint State; just avoid reading their descriptions if the picture disagrees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern coins don't have as much variability so people take out their microscopes and squabble about whether someone sneezed near the coin 200 years ago, inducing an unacceptable amount of wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AncientJoe, post: 8343439, member: 44357"]For ancient coins, there is no need to read or list grades in today's modern world where nearly every lot is photographed. As the old adage goes, a picture says a thousand words: why attempt to distill down to two letters? Some dealers call everything Mint State; just avoid reading their descriptions if the picture disagrees. Modern coins don't have as much variability so people take out their microscopes and squabble about whether someone sneezed near the coin 200 years ago, inducing an unacceptable amount of wear.[/QUOTE]
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