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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3446288, member: 98035"]I tried to care about grading, but ultimately I just couldn't. No matter how many examples I saw or how much I tried to study the grading criteria, I couldn't learn what qualifies coins for a 62 versus a 64, nor why someone would pay exponentially more for a coin that is only more "perfect" under microscopic inspection. I especially couldn't wrap my head around how unattractive toning (dalmatian spots for example) don't detract from a grade or drive the price down.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do feel like there is a palpable difference between ancients that have been cleaned, and ancients that have just had the dirt washed off. I love my few silvers that show minty luster after their cleaning, but I would prefer a dull or cabinet toned look to the cleaned look.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3446288, member: 98035"]I tried to care about grading, but ultimately I just couldn't. No matter how many examples I saw or how much I tried to study the grading criteria, I couldn't learn what qualifies coins for a 62 versus a 64, nor why someone would pay exponentially more for a coin that is only more "perfect" under microscopic inspection. I especially couldn't wrap my head around how unattractive toning (dalmatian spots for example) don't detract from a grade or drive the price down. I do feel like there is a palpable difference between ancients that have been cleaned, and ancients that have just had the dirt washed off. I love my few silvers that show minty luster after their cleaning, but I would prefer a dull or cabinet toned look to the cleaned look.[/QUOTE]
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