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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 3513432, member: 24314"]Jaelus, posted: "It doesn't matter. Mint state is truly a meaningless term."</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660033">The word "Mint State" is not meaningless at all! That word and the condition of preservation it stood for in the past HAS BEEN CORRUPTED by you know who. The word UNCIRCULATED is the meaningless term. When you are examining the condition of a coin its history is usually unknown. It does not matter how or how long it actually circulated as long as it remains in its original Mint State condition. The difference is very clear and easy to comprehend when you think about it and the words are used correctly! </span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>"When we start prepending MS or AU to a coin's numerical grade, that's when people start getting confused. Coins that have jostled around and acquired contact marks etc., be it inside the mint, in banks, or in circulation, <i>even <b><span style="color: #ff0000">if they have no wear</span></b></i><b><span style="color: #ff0000">, are <i>no longer mint state</i>." </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660033">It is apparent to me that the ANA, authors, and grading instructors everywhere have done a very poor job educating collectors of all skill levels.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>RonSanderson posted a proposed grading system. Unfortunately, it contains little of anything new that has not been suggested/published in the past and NOT ADOPTED. Perhaps one day, the need to quantify each part of the grading equation will be necessary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 3513432, member: 24314"]Jaelus, posted: "It doesn't matter. Mint state is truly a meaningless term." [I][COLOR=#660033]The word "Mint State" is not meaningless at all! That word and the condition of preservation it stood for in the past HAS BEEN CORRUPTED by you know who. The word UNCIRCULATED is the meaningless term. When you are examining the condition of a coin its history is usually unknown. It does not matter how or how long it actually circulated as long as it remains in its original Mint State condition. The difference is very clear and easy to comprehend when you think about it and the words are used correctly! [/COLOR][/I] "When we start prepending MS or AU to a coin's numerical grade, that's when people start getting confused. Coins that have jostled around and acquired contact marks etc., be it inside the mint, in banks, or in circulation, [I]even [B][COLOR=#ff0000]if they have no wear[/COLOR][/B][/I][B][COLOR=#ff0000], are [I]no longer mint state[/I]." [/COLOR][/B] [I][COLOR=#660033]It is apparent to me that the ANA, authors, and grading instructors everywhere have done a very poor job educating collectors of all skill levels.[/COLOR][/I] RonSanderson posted a proposed grading system. Unfortunately, it contains little of anything new that has not been suggested/published in the past and NOT ADOPTED. Perhaps one day, the need to quantify each part of the grading equation will be necessary.[/QUOTE]
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