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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1912860, member: 5233&quot;]I think this is a great response...and I completely agree with that you are saying as far as the accuracy of the information.&nbsp; That said, part of me is a little torn on this issue (and I always have been).&nbsp; Not that it really matters, my opinions aren&#039;t going to change anything...so I must just accept this as how it is and live with it.&nbsp; That said, half of me really likes this &quot;fact&quot; of grading because it does take into consideration all the nuances of a particular date/MM in a series...but the other half of me wishes that grading was a little more &quot;consistent&quot; (for lack of a better word).</p><p><br /></p><p>The first part of me understands completely the differences between strike quality due to striking pressure and how certain mints tended to strike with more pressure.&nbsp; However, the second part of me doesn&#039;t really think this should make that big of a difference.&nbsp; Here is why.&nbsp; We all know the 1881-S Morgan Dollar is among the finest struck in the series consistently...while the 1892-O is among the worst.&nbsp; We lower our standards for grading with the 1892-O just because it&#039;s not as &quot;good.&quot;&nbsp; To me, this is almost like lowering education standards so the &quot;dumb&quot; kids can pass.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather hold all the coins to the same standard and allow the truly exceptional examples of the 1892-O to stand out.&nbsp; Now, I know this is my opinion only and doesn&#039;t really make any difference...but that&#039;s just how I feel.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, I think where grading should be altered is when it comes to design changes.&nbsp; Obviously the 1921 Peace Dollar and all the other (intended for circulation) Peace Dollars are of a very different design.&nbsp; The same can be said for many other dates in many other series&#039;.&nbsp; Because these coins have different design features (not due to the production process, but due to the design on the die)...I think they should be graded by their own unique standards.&nbsp; Of course, designs are constantly having minor changes made...so I suppose that would put us right back at where we started.&nbsp; With many different grading standards for a series depending on the date/MM.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>