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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2099161, member: 19463&quot;]Is there a less &#039;Accepted&#039; authority?&nbsp; </p><p>Many (most?) of us here do not believe in TPG.&nbsp; Some of us don&#039;t believe in grading coins beyond &#039;I like it&#039; or &#039;Nope&#039;.&nbsp; Those who accept and respect any ancient slab opinions would prefer NGC but the only slabs I really would like are the ones enclosing either a fake or a misidentified coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ancients just don&#039;t grade well with a couple letters.&nbsp; My specimen below (same as yours) is poorly struck on the reverse figure so you would have trouble without at least a separate grade for each side (VF/VG) or a paragraph explaining the situation.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]394462[/ATTACH] </p><p>Modern coins grade mostly by wear unless they are mint state when strike becomes a factor.&nbsp; Strike, surface, centering and style all outrank absolute wear when it comes to the appeal of an ancient of any given type unless the wear is really excessive (perhaps below VF).&nbsp; It is not a subject that gets a lot of interest here.&nbsp; If forced to assign a grade to your coin, I suppose I&#039;ll agree with JA&#039;s &#039;fine&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome, but realize that 7C&#039;s &#039;darkside&#039; term is a fact, not a joke.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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