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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1691416, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">&quot;Grading&quot; seems a bit iffy where ancients are concerned ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Sure, if I compare two coins, I will be able to decide which coin looks better between the two ... but sadly, or maybe &quot;interestingly&quot;, what one ancient collector thinks is cool, another may think is irrelevant ... know what I mean?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">With US and/or Canadian coins (because I collect Canadian moderns as well as ancients) =&gt; there are obviously far more strict rules and standards!! (example =&gt; obverse1, obverse2, etc for Queen Victoria) ....... but sadly, or maybe &quot;awesomely&quot;, ancient coins often have several varying dies and/or mints, etc, so it is extremely hard to compare and decide upon a rating system (in my eyes anyway) ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; I agree that an ancient&#039;s &quot;type&quot; is far more important than its grade ... and perhaps a &quot;coin-versus-coin&quot; pose-down against other known coin-sales is pretty much how most ancient collectors determine the coin&#039;s coolness-factor (its worth) of your ancient coin ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">NOTE =&gt; but that&#039;s just &quot;me&quot; ... and if you ask around, stevex6&#039;s word is probably only worth a handful of Semis!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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