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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4158576, member: 26302"]Unfortunately, some dealers nowadays try to grade like US grading. They make excuses like "worn die", underweight flan", "vf for type". These excuses, IMHO, can be TRUE, but do not change the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>US grading jumped the shark allowing excuses like this. This is the original sin, that allows stupid outcomes like an XF to be a much better coin than many BU coins are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4158576, member: 26302"]Unfortunately, some dealers nowadays try to grade like US grading. They make excuses like "worn die", underweight flan", "vf for type". These excuses, IMHO, can be TRUE, but do not change the grade. US grading jumped the shark allowing excuses like this. This is the original sin, that allows stupid outcomes like an XF to be a much better coin than many BU coins are.[/QUOTE]
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