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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8343529, member: 110350"]Like others here, I pretty much ignore the dealers' grade opinions -- even when an ancient coin is slabbed and the grade comes from NGC! -- and make my purchase decisions based on the photos. Grade inflation? I think European dealers, especially certain dealers in France, are noticeably worse in that regard than US and UK dealers. CGB.fr, as much as I like them and have bought quite a few coins from them, seems never to have met a coin that's less than "VF," and their absolute favorite grade seems to be "AU." I've seen it applied to coins that I would rate, by the traditional illustrated standards set forth in the introductions to guidebooks like those from Seaby/Spink, as Fine at best.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8343529, member: 110350"]Like others here, I pretty much ignore the dealers' grade opinions -- even when an ancient coin is slabbed and the grade comes from NGC! -- and make my purchase decisions based on the photos. Grade inflation? I think European dealers, especially certain dealers in France, are noticeably worse in that regard than US and UK dealers. CGB.fr, as much as I like them and have bought quite a few coins from them, seems never to have met a coin that's less than "VF," and their absolute favorite grade seems to be "AU." I've seen it applied to coins that I would rate, by the traditional illustrated standards set forth in the introductions to guidebooks like those from Seaby/Spink, as Fine at best.[/QUOTE]
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