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<p>[QUOTE="TexAg, post: 4491024, member: 86167"]Okay, this question has been bugging me ever since I joined CT a little over 3 years ago, and this post gives me the opportunity to ask it. But first a little background. Before I joined CT, my coin collecting was primarily checking the accumulation of pocket change (tossed in a big jar) every few years, and filling holes in my Whitman folders. I never bought a coin, except for a few years when I bought mint and proof sets. I didn’t even know what a TPG was or that you could buy graded coins. I really didn’t care about assessing the grade of a coin, rather I just upgraded my folders when I found a “better” coin (i.e. more shiny, fewer scratches, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>As I started reading posts on CT, I learned more about grading and even got the Photograde app so I could try my hand at GTG posts. I’ve gotten better, but still consider myself a rookie at grading. With the introduction of W quarters, I have stuck my toe in the water and bought a few graded Ws from the president of our Coin Club. He is an avid graded coin collector, and I rode his coattails on the first few coins. I got even more brave by sending off some other coins to be graded as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, ‘nuff background. Here’s my question for you grading pros out there. Why do we have a 70 point grading scale and don’t use every integer on that scale? I’m particularly talking about the AU scale (50, 53, 55, 58). Thanks for your feedback![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TexAg, post: 4491024, member: 86167"]Okay, this question has been bugging me ever since I joined CT a little over 3 years ago, and this post gives me the opportunity to ask it. But first a little background. Before I joined CT, my coin collecting was primarily checking the accumulation of pocket change (tossed in a big jar) every few years, and filling holes in my Whitman folders. I never bought a coin, except for a few years when I bought mint and proof sets. I didn’t even know what a TPG was or that you could buy graded coins. I really didn’t care about assessing the grade of a coin, rather I just upgraded my folders when I found a “better” coin (i.e. more shiny, fewer scratches, etc.). As I started reading posts on CT, I learned more about grading and even got the Photograde app so I could try my hand at GTG posts. I’ve gotten better, but still consider myself a rookie at grading. With the introduction of W quarters, I have stuck my toe in the water and bought a few graded Ws from the president of our Coin Club. He is an avid graded coin collector, and I rode his coattails on the first few coins. I got even more brave by sending off some other coins to be graded as well. Okay, ‘nuff background. Here’s my question for you grading pros out there. Why do we have a 70 point grading scale and don’t use every integer on that scale? I’m particularly talking about the AU scale (50, 53, 55, 58). Thanks for your feedback![/QUOTE]
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