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Message:: [QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 14248411, member: 92655"]Not sure if this answers your question or not….. For years we collectors were satisfied with a simple system of good, fine, extra fine and uncirculated. That system was good but left a lot of room for interpretation…. Then came along the numerical system (Sheldon scale) and that fine tuned things pretty well. The encapsulating companies came along and used that numerical system and that was fine for a while. What we found over the years is that the numerical system has been interpreted differently (for lack of a better term) over the years. A coin that grades MS64 by one TPG may grade MS65 by another which is why you will see discussions here from time to time about which TPG a guy should use for his particular coin.….. Then the sticker guys came along. The sticker is supposed to be a seal of assurance that the grade given by the TPG is valid and a premium example of the grade given… My MS64 coin blessed with a CAC sticker is a very high end MS64 coin…… Hope that helps to confuse things for you. We coin collectors are often a goofy bunch.[/QUOTE]