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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 146429, member: 112&quot;]The previous two posts are perfect examples of what I am talking about. And I mean no disrespect whatsoever.</p><p><br /></p><p>bqcoins - you say in your opinion that it is an unattainable grade. There&#039;s nothing wrong with that, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and to use their own grading standards. But that&#039;s exactly what you are doing - using <u>your own</u> standards. You are not using the grading standard set forth by the ANA nor are you using one established by one of the TPGs - you are using yours. However, I&#039;d be willing to bet that if I asked you to write those standards down you&#039;d have a hard time doing it because you never have. You merely have some preconceived notion or a picture in your head of what constitutes the 70 grade which is based upon one word - perfect.</p><p><br /></p><p>And airedale - you also reiterate exactly what I commented on earlier. You presume that because it is the 70 grade that all coins graded thus must be the same - in your words perfect. But if I were to ask you if all coins graded as MS65 ( or any other number, take your pic ) were identical you would say no they are not. And rightly so for they are not the same. By the same token, neither are those graded as 70 - they merely meet the criteria.</p><p><br /></p><p>You see that&#039;s the problem with the word perfect - how do you define it ? No marks, no flaws, no hairlines - OK fine. The standards for a 70 coin say the same thing. But they also mention luster and eye appeal. And it is not only possible for two of the same coins to be graded as 70 and yet have different degrees of luster and eye appeal - it is almost impossible for them not to. And this is my point - they are not the same. You can look at them and tell them apart. You may have a hard time describing it and putting it into words, but you can <u>see</u> it. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is what people miss, this is what they forget to take into account when talking about coins graded as 70. They are no different than coins of other grades in that regard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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