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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 4509660, member: 112&quot;]Yes, absolutely !</p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said it ALL has to be there or it just isn&#039;t there. When you&#039;re using actual grading standards each individual MS grade has numerous, specific criteria that must be met in order for the coin to qualify for that grade. If any one of those individual grading criteria does not measure up, then the coin cannot be graded that high.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, bagmarks (also called contact marks), to qualify for the MS65 grade there is a limited number of minor contact marks that can be present on the coin. If they are severe or numerous, and or in certain locations, then the coin simply doesn&#039;t qualify as a 65. And no matter how good the other criteria are, it cannot be a 65.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any single criteria can hold the grade down. That is the very purpose of grading standards - standards MUST be met or it doesn&#039;t get the grade. To do otherwise means there are no standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - It should be noted that, prior to 2004, the TPGs used to grade that way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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