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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2328532, member: 42773"]The serious collectors of ancients understand the complexity of assessing coins. It seems that only newbies from the world of moderns are concerned with letter grades, because that's what they know. This obsession with grades is magnified by NGC, but what can you do? Hopefully the new collector will eventually mature and prefer numismatics over grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, when it comes to common coins, I prefer examples with copious detail, clean surfaces, and no damage. Not because I care about the value of the coins, but eye-appeal is a big part of coin collecting. I'm much more lenient with rarities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 2328532, member: 42773"]The serious collectors of ancients understand the complexity of assessing coins. It seems that only newbies from the world of moderns are concerned with letter grades, because that's what they know. This obsession with grades is magnified by NGC, but what can you do? Hopefully the new collector will eventually mature and prefer numismatics over grades. That being said, when it comes to common coins, I prefer examples with copious detail, clean surfaces, and no damage. Not because I care about the value of the coins, but eye-appeal is a big part of coin collecting. I'm much more lenient with rarities.[/QUOTE]
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