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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 8047128, member: 19463"]I fear that too many dealers never handle a coin they can't grade VF or better. Alexandrians which would be less will still sell but they can't bring themselves to use VG.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Pius drachm came as Fine which may be pushing it in some regards (missing too much of the date) but other dealers would call it VF. I bought it for the color.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393023[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>another Fine from another dealer </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393029[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>and a third from a third was actually called VG/F - appropriate when there is no detail on the head</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393030[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Grading is impossible IMO. I prefer photos at a minimum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 8047128, member: 19463"]I fear that too many dealers never handle a coin they can't grade VF or better. Alexandrians which would be less will still sell but they can't bring themselves to use VG. This Pius drachm came as Fine which may be pushing it in some regards (missing too much of the date) but other dealers would call it VF. I bought it for the color. [ATTACH=full]1393023[/ATTACH] another Fine from another dealer [ATTACH=full]1393029[/ATTACH] and a third from a third was actually called VG/F - appropriate when there is no detail on the head [ATTACH=full]1393030[/ATTACH] Grading is impossible IMO. I prefer photos at a minimum.[/QUOTE]
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