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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 408242, member: 307&quot;]well, I disagree that value is what created grading, but I certainly think it drives grading, and I don&#039;t like it. (&lt;---------- opinion)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that where this whole numismatic train started to take the wrong path is where value started driving grading. While I agree that grading will always be a stone on the path to value, I think that they are slowly changing positions. </p><p><br /></p><p>Where most object in this discussion IMHO has been the fact that pedigrees, true rarity, etc. drives grades up. I believe that those things should be a determinant of value, but that value should remain as far a part from grading as possible. Determine what something is (technical), and then what it is worth (subjective), NOT determine how much something is worth and then what it is. Sounds like semantics, but it&#039;s not.</p><p><br /></p><p>If nothing else, it should prove to you Doug that I have been paying attention to what has been said, and that I have an open mind about the ideas expressed previously. I have learned things in this thread, and I love the banter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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