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<p>[QUOTE="Stujoe, post: 153, member: 11"]Reid:</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the grades I just mentally throw out as people goofing around but it is often hard to tell for sure. Some are probably honest, but unknowledgeable, grades or limited by their monitor, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing to consider, especially with a coin like this, is that I don't allow a bodybag vote (it goes against my religion) so a lower than expected grade could very well be someone Net Grading the coin. Even with all of the uncertainties, most of the time the grades fall into some kind of a bell curve...especially if it a common series. I think that is one of the neat things about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the seller's grade, there was none, I got it from my Dad mixed in with a bunch of Wheat cents. (Like I would buy that expensive a coin. I start perspiring at the $25 level! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>I would personally grade it (technically) a lower grade AU. IIRC, I voted AU55. We always grade our own coins a little higher. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stujoe, post: 153, member: 11"]Reid: Some of the grades I just mentally throw out as people goofing around but it is often hard to tell for sure. Some are probably honest, but unknowledgeable, grades or limited by their monitor, etc. One thing to consider, especially with a coin like this, is that I don't allow a bodybag vote (it goes against my religion) so a lower than expected grade could very well be someone Net Grading the coin. Even with all of the uncertainties, most of the time the grades fall into some kind of a bell curve...especially if it a common series. I think that is one of the neat things about it. As far as the seller's grade, there was none, I got it from my Dad mixed in with a bunch of Wheat cents. (Like I would buy that expensive a coin. I start perspiring at the $25 level! :) ) I would personally grade it (technically) a lower grade AU. IIRC, I voted AU55. We always grade our own coins a little higher. :)[/QUOTE]
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