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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 2456189, member: 22331&quot;]I&#039;m sorry, but I can&#039;t control my outrage when I hear what I consider &quot;tripe&quot; about &quot;eye appeal&quot; being acceptable overriding criteria for a grade, as can possibly be viewed in this linked coin which I own: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-S-PCGS-MS65-20-Double-Eagle-St-Gaudens-with-Motto-Item-A1325-/191890362280?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=lmNEQgnh6R4845GxwBo2UlXz5yc%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-S-PCGS-MS65-20-Double-Eagle-St-Gaudens-with-Motto-Item-A1325-/191890362280?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=lmNEQgnh6R4845GxwBo2UlXz5yc%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1916-S-PCGS-MS65-20-Double-Eagle-St-Gaudens-with-Motto-Item-A1325-/191890362280?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;nma=true&amp;si=lmNEQgnh6R4845GxwBo2UlXz5yc%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a TPG that has returned a &quot;Gem&quot; condition uniformly lustrous virtually flawless detail Gold coin as ungradable &quot;scratch&quot; (virtually imperceivable without tipping). The images in auction don&#039;t show the &quot;scratch&quot; of greater duration than my &quot;ungradable&quot; coin, but clearly show the nicks, gouges, atrocious &quot;bag rub&quot; and discoloration in devices and fields.</p><p><br /></p><p>The published A.N.A. MS65 &quot;Gem&quot; standard for this coin is: No trace of wear, full mint luster/brilliance, may show slight discoloration, usually present are a few minute bag marks and surface abrasions</p><p><br /></p><p>I take exception to your plea that standards be deferred to allow disregarding &quot;eye appeal&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe this is market grading in an extreme condition because of the date scarcity. I prefer that the published standards are met, and then &quot;eye appeal&quot; allowed as a &quot;plus&quot; (+) addition to the grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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