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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1543601, member: 15309&quot;]Prove what?&nbsp; Doug is the one who said it, not me!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t111316-3/#ixzz28B8lKROK" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t111316-3/#ixzz28B8lKROK">http://www.cointalk.com/t111316-3/#ixzz28B8lKROK</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In that quote, he credits the ANA for creating market grading and says that market grading made allowances for roll friction.&nbsp; That means that the ANA allows for high point wear caused my roll friction on MS coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why would the coins be returned to the mint?&nbsp; Seems much more likely that they would sit in unsealed bags in a vault somewhere.&nbsp; I still contend that Morgan Dollars from sealed bags are uncirculated.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No, it isn&#039;t relevant because we are not discussing the grading practices of the TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; Our conversation is solely about the &quot;wear is wear&quot; philosophy and the grading standards of the ANA.&nbsp; It has absolutely nothing to do with value grading.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If the ANA did not agree with the grading practices of NGC, then they shouldn&#039;t endorse them.&nbsp; There is no law that says they must endorse a grading company.</p><p><br /></p><p>The grading practices of PCGS and NGC are virtually identical with respect to roll friction.&nbsp; NGC has graded over 900,000 Saints in the mint state grades.&nbsp; That should be proof enough that they give allowances for roll friction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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