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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jerseycat10, post: 1000321, member: 21057&quot;]While I agree with you in principle, getting rid of the grading descriptors (AU, MS, etc), would also throw the coin world into chaos, since MS is a basal state.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins grading under your proposed scale as, say, an 63, with superior eye appeal, but minor rub, would equate to an AU-58 under the Sheldon scale, so the price guides would still be a mess.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thus, I think we are stuck with the Sheldon scale for an eternity.</p><p><br /></p><p>An easy fix to this dilemna would be to put a registry point premium on AU-58 coins over their MS-60 and MS-61 counterparts.&nbsp; Naturally, these coins would inflate in value, and the price guides would naturally match.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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