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Message:: [QUOTE="imrich, post: 2066688, member: 22331"]I realize this may be a futile exercise, where I could write a treatise to answer what I consider a foolish question. Man-kind has been able to establish societal standards long before the "cell phone", when there was an abundance of facilities (e.g. "coin shops"/"clubs") where groups met and commonly jointly discussed the various design characteristics and wear conditions of Numismatic items. We even had books. In 1977 a compilation of the wear/condition characteristics of coins was published as the "standard" for an organization with an acronym A.N.A.. That book had drawn illustrations with arrows showing the features described for the wear conditions of specific types and coin grades. I believe that published document would be the only "standard" allowed in a litigious action because the words match the drawings/illustrations. Many Photograde pictures don't equate to the grade standard definitions. Often a lower grade will have a picture of a coin with better condition than the next grade. These photos are believed to be very subjective. If the photo document can be shown inconsistent, it's believed that document would be null and void as an acceptable reference, deferring to the previous standard. That being the original standard with drawings and arrows to explain wear conditions for various coins. JMHO[/QUOTE]