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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3920774, member: 76194"]Well, it is a dealers' dream as they get to set the prices, but I doubt any collector will want to go along with it. And giving ancient coins grades has always been contentious. Most dealers don't even bother to say a coin is F, VF or AU, etc. The buyer judges for himself based on the images, as one man's VF might be another man's F when it comes to hand-made ancient coins where <b>not two coins are alike </b>and may suffer a whole host of issues such as edge splits, flat spots, worn dies, off centering, crystallization, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever I see a dealer list a coin as VF or aVF, or XF, I ignore that. Ultimately I'm the one that decides what the coin is, and whether it's worth the price to me personally. I'm sure most others here feel the same. We are very individualistic, much more so than US collectors who've allowed themselves to ve slaves to MS-65 vs MS-66, etc, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see casual collectors or beginners buying your book, but I don't see it as something a seasoned collector would want. Sorry, but that's my opinion. I could be wrong, but that's what I think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3920774, member: 76194"]Well, it is a dealers' dream as they get to set the prices, but I doubt any collector will want to go along with it. And giving ancient coins grades has always been contentious. Most dealers don't even bother to say a coin is F, VF or AU, etc. The buyer judges for himself based on the images, as one man's VF might be another man's F when it comes to hand-made ancient coins where [B]not two coins are alike [/B]and may suffer a whole host of issues such as edge splits, flat spots, worn dies, off centering, crystallization, etc. Whenever I see a dealer list a coin as VF or aVF, or XF, I ignore that. Ultimately I'm the one that decides what the coin is, and whether it's worth the price to me personally. I'm sure most others here feel the same. We are very individualistic, much more so than US collectors who've allowed themselves to ve slaves to MS-65 vs MS-66, etc, etc. I can see casual collectors or beginners buying your book, but I don't see it as something a seasoned collector would want. Sorry, but that's my opinion. I could be wrong, but that's what I think.[/QUOTE]
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