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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1359393, member: 2972&quot;]I see a coin that is clean enough to grade 65 (or even 66 an NGC) that got a silent net down because of the &quot;woodgrain&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the next question... Why do you think the coin got net graded?</p><p><br /></p><p>And if I might be so bold as to offer the answer... Because of the (perceived) negative eye appeal of woodgrain.&nbsp; Said a bit differently, TPG&#039;s simply don&#039;t like the look either.</p><p><br /></p><p>The same thing happens with carbon spotting on copper.&nbsp; Coins that are clean and lustrous enough to grade higher get (slient) net grading down.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t make them bad coins -- far from it -- but as the cliche goes, it is what it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am sorry if this is new news, and I did not think you were entirely joking about the bad taste, but I&#039;ll believe you if you tell me it is so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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