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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 4158284, member: 46237&quot;]You&#039;re completely missing the point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did Sheldon develop the original grading scale? The purpose, as I&#039;m sure you know, was NOT to determine the level of wear. The purpose was to identify the relative quality of large cents for the purpose of assigning a value. Sounds like the rationale behind market grading doesn&#039;t it? And why were the grades 60-70 fully expanded? They have nothing to do with wear. Why to measure the relative quality of a coin for assigning a value.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of this is about identifying the level of wear. Observing the level of wear is just one tool used for identifying quality, and although it is a good one, a fanatical adherence to wear above all other aspects of a coin is an absurdity that completely misses the mark at understanding the spirit and purpose of coin grading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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