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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1350726, member: 19463&quot;]For those not up on the terminology, &quot;Randy Grade&quot; is applied to a coin that has appeal only to those willing to overlook certain problems that would make the coin beneath the notice of most conventional collectors.&nbsp; It might imply poor surfaces or a lot of wear so it is hard to say where in falls in the AG to EF spectrum.&nbsp; Personally I believe the Octavian that started this thread is a bit too nice to deserve &#039;RG&#039; but I am a fan of well worn but clear coins so I probably find the coin prettier than most people would.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I&#039;m at it let me offer the opinion that the now defunct slab was poorly graded by the standards used by that slabbing company.&nbsp; The coin is well worn and they recognized that fact grading the coin VG (a grade I believe to be correct).&nbsp; The strike was rated as 4 out of 5 which is saying the coin was rather well struck, relatively bold and decently centered.&nbsp; I also agree with this rating.&nbsp; My issue is with the surface 2 out of 5 rating.&nbsp; The photo shows a well worn coin (VG is, after all, VG) but the surfaces are not rough, abraded or ugly.&nbsp; I&#039;d say they are really pretty good for a VG coin.&nbsp; Applying the 2/5 is punishing the coin twice for the same fault.&nbsp; Worse this leaves no room on the scale for a coin that really does have surface problems.&nbsp; How should we grade the coin below?</p><p>[ATTACH]156593.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I see rather little wear so we can call it VF.&nbsp; The strike and centering are excellent.&nbsp; As a matter of fact the coin was struck again with the hammer that drove in the iron nail so we might even give it extra credit and call it a 6 out of 5.&nbsp; Surfaces on the reverse are no better that the OP coin so that might be a 2/5 but the obverse has severe problems so 0/5 would be fair.&nbsp; Is this a VF 6,1?&nbsp; No! This is a Very Randy Grade Plus if I ever saw one. :devil:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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