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<p>[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 24704563, member: 77413"]Two thoughts not mentioned already:</p><p>1. They use a decimal point. Therefore there are 100 available grades: it really is a 100 point scale normalized down to a maximum of 10.0 to be compatible with other graded collectibles.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Their descriptions of grades no longer mention circulated or uncirculated. Since this is a grading criterion that is a judgement call that arbitrarily draws a line between AU and MS grade ranges, they can sidestep cases where an AU 58 is clearly a better coin than an MS62.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 24704563, member: 77413"]Two thoughts not mentioned already: 1. They use a decimal point. Therefore there are 100 available grades: it really is a 100 point scale normalized down to a maximum of 10.0 to be compatible with other graded collectibles. 2. Their descriptions of grades no longer mention circulated or uncirculated. Since this is a grading criterion that is a judgement call that arbitrarily draws a line between AU and MS grade ranges, they can sidestep cases where an AU 58 is clearly a better coin than an MS62.[/QUOTE]
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