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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1433537, member: 112"]But they do not say that is the case. And I agree, they don't say it isn't the case either. It is an assumption on your part, and on my part, that yours or my way of thinking is the correct way to go. But when they say it is absolutely the case that a coin with a 63 obv and 67 rev will be graded 63, then it is more logical to assume that the lowest side determines the grade. Based on what you are saying we would have to believe that if a coin had a 67 obv and 63 rev that the coin would be graded 67. And I'm pretty sure we both know that is not true. That said, the ANA grading book states flat out that the grading standards listed in the book are NOT standards decided and defined by the ANA. But rather that they are grading standards currently in use by the numismatic community, including those used by the TPGs. And in the book it states definitively - "In reality, the 'market grade' of a coin is the lower of the two grades of its sides." And if you read the list of contributors to the ANA book, you will find most, if not all, of the names of the people who own, run, and make the decisions at NGC and PCGS. And those people agree with what is listed in the book, including the quote above. So I will stand by my words that a coin is graded according to its worst side.[/QUOTE]