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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 404603, member: 112&quot;]OK, you have posted links to how different people define technical grading. That&#039;s all well and good except for thing - they provide interpretation of what they think technical grading is based upon. But if one goes back to the books where the standards are actually written down, they find quite differently.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that is exactly my point. Nobody does that anymore. Instead they choose to go with what they think. And yes Bone, I am saying that those people are wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, on the Steve Estes page he has - </p><p><br /></p><p>MARKS Severity, size, placement </p><p>LUSTRE Dull to bright </p><p>STRIKE Poor to great </p><p><br /></p><p>As I have already illustrated, none of that is considered in the actual written technical standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Early Us site - </p><p><br /></p><p>In theory, technical grade is based on quantifiable factors of a coin&#039;s level and quality of</p><p>preservation. These factors are: wear, luster and strike and color.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same thing for quality of strike, it does not apply. And just because they seem to think it does, like you and others, does not mean it does. Yes, color does apply, but only in regard to copper. The technical standards do reflect this. </p><p><br /></p><p>In regard to luster, it does not. There are only 3 MS grades in technical grading, MS60, MS65 and MS70. What the standards say is this - MS60, may lack full mint luster - MS65, must have full mint luster - MS70, must have full mint luster. And that&#039;s it says.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Coin Centric link, it is based upon market grading so I do not understand why you are using it.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the ebay link - not sure who the poster was, but his information is flawed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Size and location of marks are not used in technical grading. Neither is luster except to say it must be there. And special designations and definitely not used in regard to determining the grade of a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to answer your question, the comments I quoted from the ANA guides can be found on the following pages - 1st edition, page 19. 6th edition, page 21.</p><p><br /></p><p>And these comments - </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They support my position.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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