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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7854369, member: 112"]Sorry, but I do believe it. And yes, I know they will grade coins with wear as high as MS67, and they say so in writing. But, and it's a big but, they also claim that wear caused by certain things doesn't count, and wear caused by other things does count. Bottom line, wear is wear regardless what causes it. A coin is either unc or it isn't - there is no middle ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, what they neglect to tell anybody is there is absolutely no way that anyone can ever tell what caused the wear on any specific coin. It's simple fact, it is impossible to do. Given that, the reason that they will grade coins with wear as MS becomes all too evident. They do it so they can give their customers what they want. </p><p><br /></p><p>And even with all of that, and more, that doesn't mean that the answer is to create a new grading system where there is no such thing as uncirculated and circulated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 7854369, member: 112"]Sorry, but I do believe it. And yes, I know they will grade coins with wear as high as MS67, and they say so in writing. But, and it's a big but, they also claim that wear caused by certain things doesn't count, and wear caused by other things does count. Bottom line, wear is wear regardless what causes it. A coin is either unc or it isn't - there is no middle ground. However, what they neglect to tell anybody is there is absolutely no way that anyone can ever tell what caused the wear on any specific coin. It's simple fact, it is impossible to do. Given that, the reason that they will grade coins with wear as MS becomes all too evident. They do it so they can give their customers what they want. And even with all of that, and more, that doesn't mean that the answer is to create a new grading system where there is no such thing as uncirculated and circulated.[/QUOTE]
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