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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 946760, member: 26302&quot;]Just as an aside here, this is one of the main reasons I left American numismatics. I just hate how they can say, &quot;weak strike, worn die, etc etc.&quot; To me all of the is total bull. Yes, all of these things happen, but in ancients we grade based upon what design is left on the coin, regardless of its cause. Many coins left the mint in the ancient world as a VF or even a F because of strike quality. I contend that many coins in the US have left the mint as AU or XF. I personally do not care WHY the details aren&#039;t there. As a coin collector, wouldn&#039;t you have a nice AU rather than a really mushy strike MS62? Or a crisp clear XF rather than an AU that is missing details due to a &quot;worn die&quot;? My problem is that TPG&#039;s trying to move into ancients apply their same fuzzy logic and majorly overgrade ancients. That is the reason if I happen to buy a TPG graded ancient the first place it rests is on my &quot;deslabbing&quot; workbench.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sorry for the rant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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