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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 5251914, member: 112"]And the entire concept, as well as their pitiful explanation, is ridiculous ! There is no absolutely no way for anyone to distinguish wear caused by one thing from wear caused by another thing - it is physically impossible ! And besides that, a coin can obtain wear on it before it ever leaves the mint. AND - a coin can be in actual commercial circulation - and not have any wear on it ! So a coin being in commercial circulation has absolutely nothing to do with anything. And what's worse - they know all that - they've always known all that !</p><p><br /></p><p>They do it so they can over-grade coins and make their customers happy so the money keeps rolling in.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Paul, you can try and make any excuse, any explanation, you want for them. But not a one of them holds water - not a one. Wear is wear, regardless of what causes it. And if a coin has wear it is not and cannot be MS ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 5251914, member: 112"]And the entire concept, as well as their pitiful explanation, is ridiculous ! There is no absolutely no way for anyone to distinguish wear caused by one thing from wear caused by another thing - it is physically impossible ! And besides that, a coin can obtain wear on it before it ever leaves the mint. AND - a coin can be in actual commercial circulation - and not have any wear on it ! So a coin being in commercial circulation has absolutely nothing to do with anything. And what's worse - they know all that - they've always known all that ! They do it so they can over-grade coins and make their customers happy so the money keeps rolling in. And Paul, you can try and make any excuse, any explanation, you want for them. But not a one of them holds water - not a one. Wear is wear, regardless of what causes it. And if a coin has wear it is not and cannot be MS ![/QUOTE]
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