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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 1589752, member: 24091&quot;]Pretty accurate assessment of the situation, especially as regards grading.&nbsp; In some ways, grading world coins without established standards has resulted in much more accurate grades than with their US counterparts, especially in the circulated grades.&nbsp; Whereas there are generally accepted grading standards for US coins that key-in on specific features of a coin, most world coin enthusiasts have a much more comprehensive approach to grading.&nbsp; That is, just because the buffalo has a full horn doesn&#039;t guarantee a certain grade if the rest of the coin lacks eye appeal.&nbsp; And I for one think that&#039;s really how it ought to be.&nbsp; That&#039;s not to say some of the markers for strike on US coins are not a good thing, FH quarters and FSB on dimes are an important criteria for those specific issues and unfortunately such information is not something that lends itself to world issues.&nbsp; Never the less, even a novice can quickly recognize what a coin with a weak strike looks like.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also agree with GDJMSP on Krause coin valuations.&nbsp; But here is the interesting thing about it.&nbsp; Whereas US coin guides generally overstate the value of a coin, it is much more common for a coin in Krause to be valued at the minimum of what it is worth, especially if it is a scarce coin.&nbsp; In true UNC or BU the actual value may be many times what is listed in Krause.&nbsp; Even in a grade like MS62.&nbsp; Have a look, 4 times catalog even when the coin is borderline for the grade:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FEGYPT-NGC-MS-62-1920-H-2-TWO-PIASTRE-PIASTRES-SILVER-OCCUPATIONAL-COINAGE-%2F230891438010" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FEGYPT-NGC-MS-62-1920-H-2-TWO-PIASTRE-PIASTRES-SILVER-OCCUPATIONAL-COINAGE-%2F230891438010" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/EGYPT-NGC-MS-62-1920-H-2-TWO-PIASTRE-PIASTRES-SILVER-OCCUPATIONAL-COINAGE-/230891438010</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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