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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8112970, member: 118780&quot;]I&#039;ve honestly never understood NGC&#039;s grading system for ancients. It certainly seems like they&#039;re trying to force a square peg onto a round hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following are some of the things that IMHO are important for grading an ancient:</p><p>- Sharpness (are the details evident)</p><p>- Prominence (how far off the flan is the subject)</p><p>- Tone</p><p>- Luster (how shiny)</p><p>- Patina</p><p>- Centering</p><p>- Die quality</p><p>- Die beauty (not all engravers were equal)</p><p>- Cracks</p><p>- Graffitos (may be a plus)</p><p>- Countermarks</p><p>- Cuts</p><p>- Beauty in hand</p><p>- All of the above for reverse vs obverse</p><p>- How the above compare to others of the type</p><p><br /></p><p>For the actual coin itself, there&#039;s:</p><p>- Rarity of the type</p><p>- Rarity of the mint/variant</p><p>- Collectability/history of the type</p><p>- Collectability/history of the mint/variant</p><p>- Size/weight vs the standard</p><p><br /></p><p>Two little numbers aren&#039;t going to tell you all that. Even if you gave points for each category, you wouldn&#039;t be able to quantify one coin vs another because collectors value each category differently.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing collectors of modern coins can&#039;t seem to grasp about ancients is value is subjective.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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