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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4755067, member: 97383&quot;]James, I didn&#039;t use Brian&#039;s quote because of one word, <b>understand</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I do understand the grading scales &amp; why most collectors use them. Before the Brown &amp; Dunn era, when coin collecting was still a young hobby in the U.S., dealers were using nebulous descriptions for their coins that were useless. As the U.S. coin market grew (in the 1950s &amp; 60s stamp collecting was more popular than coin collecting) it became necessary for coin collectors to get on the same page as far as describing the condition of a coin, hence grading scales evolved. Of course that doesn&#039;t mean we&#039;re all tied to using these standards, especially with ancient coins. I don&#039;t mock or belittle anyone who is tied to using these scales, it&#039;s a personal choice. I appreciate your point of view &amp; Brian&#039;s too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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