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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1447598, member: 15309&quot;]See the sentence in bold.&nbsp; I bet that 95% of the collecting public would not pay MS65 money for an MS64 coin absent some extraordinary reason such as attractive toning.&nbsp; Again, you are a very unique collector. Not BETTER or WORSE, just different!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not interested in comparing the size or quality of our collections and my words were not meant to criticize you for collecting raw coins.&nbsp; I was trying to point out that your grading method would make all of the wonderful coins in slabs unavailable to you for monetary reasons.&nbsp; Since you have corrected me by informing me that monetary considerations are not an issue, then I say more power to ya.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t think many other collectors have the financial freedom to collect coins the way that you do.</p><p><br /></p><p>With regards to high point wear, you look for a break in the luster.&nbsp; If you see a break you check the reason, just like the TPG&#039;s. They try to determine if the friction is caused by &quot;roll friction&quot; or by circulation wear.&nbsp; I submit to you that the term &quot;circulation wear&quot; is only necessary because one would treat it differently from non circulation wear.&nbsp; If you agree with that, then the current ANA grading standards support the market grading of coins that show &quot;roll friction&quot; in the MS grades.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Logic dictates that if an MS60 can&#039;t show any traces of &quot;circulation wear&quot; it can show traces of &quot;non circulation wear&quot; ie &quot;roll friction&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I ain&#039;t mad at ya, I just don&#039;t want you to think that I am criticizing you, your coins, or your collecting method.&nbsp; I admire your principles, I just don&#039;t think it is suitable for most collectors and would warn them of the dangers.&nbsp; Just as you would and should warn them of the dangers of paying excessive premiums for toned coins.&nbsp; I wholly agree that engaging in the toned coin market is tantamount to swimming in the deep end of the numismatic pool.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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