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<p>[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 1299605, member: 2972"]In my opinion a coin is graded by the obverse, then the reverse is looked at such that it doesn't contain damage or other problems to reduce the obverse grade. A reverse virtually cannot upgrade a coin. I'd call it 80/20 or 70/30 before 60/40. </p><p><br /></p><p>The above is true for numerical grading. When considering color, both sides are taken into account, but slightly more weight (60/40) is given to the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, of course, and I would be very interested in someone who really knows what they are talking about, like Mr. Feld, to pipe up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Leadfoot, post: 1299605, member: 2972"]In my opinion a coin is graded by the obverse, then the reverse is looked at such that it doesn't contain damage or other problems to reduce the obverse grade. A reverse virtually cannot upgrade a coin. I'd call it 80/20 or 70/30 before 60/40. The above is true for numerical grading. When considering color, both sides are taken into account, but slightly more weight (60/40) is given to the obverse. IMO, of course, and I would be very interested in someone who really knows what they are talking about, like Mr. Feld, to pipe up.[/QUOTE]
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