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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Skelton, post: 3216218, member: 92092&quot;]Actually, eye appeal of a coin can partly be measured.&nbsp; Luster is a degree of reflectivity, and taken with measuring wear and die cracks and other dings makes for a basis for objective grading.&nbsp; Now how you value the measurements is subjective.&nbsp; Maybe dings don&#039;t bother you as long as the luster (shine, reflectivity) is high and wear is minimal.&nbsp; All three measurements would constitute a technical grade, but it would be up to you to decide what you value in a coin.&nbsp; The grade wouldn&#039;t change, but your considered opinion would be yours and yours alone.&nbsp; When you go to sell the coin, the technical grades wouldn&#039;t change, but the potential buyer might, based on them, value the coin differently.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the ANA book, I understand it isn&#039;t the grading standard, and I learned that after I bought it.&nbsp; And that&#039;s another reason why I think making a move towards objective grading with the current technology we have today would mean more information for the collector to evaluate a coin, which can only be a good thing I would think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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