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Message:: [QUOTE="Insider, post: 2757939, member: 24314"]Thank you [USER=15309]@Lehigh96[/USER] for bringing up that old post.  Unfortunately I just read through it quickly and will print it out to read fully. Here is what I got out of it so far: 1. While the thread is very educational and should probably be cleaned up a little and posted as an important intro on the home page; grading standards have changed since that discussion in 2010. 2. I also just voted.  It seem that 85% of the posters believe/follow the standards that indicate a single detracting mark can keep a coin out of the gem grade.  I agree. 3. I've been told by graders with much higher qualifications and pay grade than any poster here including Mark Feld (who is way above my skills/pay) that "there is a lot of room between MS-65 and perfection."  Therefore, it would seem that they agree with the opinion expressed by Mr. Feld and the totality of the eye appeal of each coin must be considered when grading it. Mark Feld, posted: "Finally, a coin can be accurately graded, but a good many people not like it, due to a distraction (such as a mark in the prime focal area)." and... "There is no written standard that can account for all of the different variables that occur while grading coins." I agree.  This is not a contradiction.  The TPGS and commercial graders do not follow MY PERSONAL standards as expressed in published guides. [/QUOTE]