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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvereagle82, post: 801507, member: 1700&quot;]I remember your previous post :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not here to defend any particuliar grading system ... Yes they all have their problems and shortcomings, but I still like a more defined set of grades than just poor/fair/fine/veryfine/extremelyfine. As we say over here ... different strokes for different folks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I buy/have bought quite a few coins in GB/Europe over the past 5 years, all in the &quot;raw&quot; and think I have a pretty good understanding of the basic grading system through my extensive research of catalogs and internet reference sites although it appears to me each country/region has its own grading standards within the basic defintions discussed by the website you referenced. This is very confusing also!</p><p><br /></p><p>Again for what its worth .. I do not agree with the statement &quot;Note the terms Uncirculated (UNC) and Fleur de Coin (FDC) really only apply to milled coinage (machine made coins)&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think a larger problem between USA and GB/European grading standards than placing a numerical grade on a coin is the cleaning/damage issue. TPG companies here in the USA place a strict &quot;no grade&quot; value on cleaned,dinged,slightly bent, etc. whereas in GB/Europe they don&#039;t!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know about Dr. Sheldon and the one cent issue .... but I really don&#039;t think it is relevant[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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