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<p>[QUOTE="davidh, post: 392956, member: 15062"]Didn't mean to dis you rim. I meant "Something [that was] said in another thread [by someone]..."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another related question -</p><p><br /></p><p>Are the criteria for grading the same for all types of coins and for all years? I know you can't directly compare one type against another, but if you have a 1796 One Cent with a measurable amount of wear and a Franklin Half with the same wear pattern, will they grade the same? Maybe a better comparison would be between a 1909S V.D.B. and a 2008 cent. My gut feeling is that the older, rarer coin will grade higher than a modern, common coin. Also, does an uncirculated weak strike coin (1921 Peace Dollar) with missing detail grade the same as a stongly struck coin circulated of the same type (1935 Peace Dollar) but showing the same loss of detail due to wear?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="davidh, post: 392956, member: 15062"]Didn't mean to dis you rim. I meant "Something [that was] said in another thread [by someone]..." Another related question - Are the criteria for grading the same for all types of coins and for all years? I know you can't directly compare one type against another, but if you have a 1796 One Cent with a measurable amount of wear and a Franklin Half with the same wear pattern, will they grade the same? Maybe a better comparison would be between a 1909S V.D.B. and a 2008 cent. My gut feeling is that the older, rarer coin will grade higher than a modern, common coin. Also, does an uncirculated weak strike coin (1921 Peace Dollar) with missing detail grade the same as a stongly struck coin circulated of the same type (1935 Peace Dollar) but showing the same loss of detail due to wear?[/QUOTE]
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