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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25801679, member: 110226&quot;]I&#039;ve never used the MS grading approach for ancients.&nbsp; All of the gradations within the MS grading system, which I find baffling, just won&#039;t work for hammered coins produced thousands of years ago.&nbsp; I&#039;m even hesitant to apply &quot;mint state&quot; to an ancient coin, since the mode of production back then often produces coins that have uneven strikes, were made with worn dies and often varying degrees of metal quality, not to mention environmental factors.&nbsp; So for ancients I&#039;d call a very nicely struck well detailed coin uncirculated (based on wear) or VG or Fine or VF or EF, with additional information about the coin&#039;s qualities.&nbsp; Ancient coins really demand descriptive grading rather than simple numbers, in my view.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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