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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 4158284, member: 46237"]You're completely missing the point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did Sheldon develop the original grading scale? The purpose, as I'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'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>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 4158284, member: 46237"]You're completely missing the point. Why did Sheldon develop the original grading scale? The purpose, as I'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'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. 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]
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