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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tbirde, post: 1113, member: 85&quot;]The general gist is that European grading is stricter, by about a grade, than U.S. grading. But, hey, that&#039;s only a general opinion. We deal with individual coins and individual dealers/collectors so seeing the actual coin is really the only way to judge. Some may use that &quot;rule&quot; as an excuse for their version of grading versus the other. Each coin type has it&#039;s own high points of design to judge its grade by. Comparing U.S. and Brit coins would be like comparing apples and oranges: there comes a point to where it&#039;s eay to tell if it&#039;s just been picked or if it&#039;s already rotten but anywhere in between is a matter of individual opinion and contention that can only be settled by longtime experience and an honest appraisal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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