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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vtvick777, post: 1418978, member: 28910&quot;]I have a question about how coins are graded by TPGs as well as how you would grade them yourself.&nbsp; If one side of a coin is in better condition than the other side, how is it graded?&nbsp; Are the two sides averaged?&nbsp; I have seen several capped bust halves where the front could be VG8 to F-12, and the back is G4.&nbsp; How would a TPG grade that, how would you grade that?&nbsp; If the two sides were G4 and F12, would they average them and say VG8, or is it the lower of the two grades?&nbsp; Also, when grading proof coins, I know part of the requirements are number, severity, and location of scratches.&nbsp; If the obverse of the coin has an amount of scratches that would make it a MS63, but the back had an amount that would be MS65, what do they do?&nbsp; Would it be an average, MS64; the lower number, MS63; or possibly the higher number, MS65?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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