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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2327963, member: 24314"]When I learned to grade in the dark ages, a high grade was XF or AU up to Uncirculated. However, back then an XF coin had tons of luster and little wear because the AU grade had just come into existence. Today, I should expect any coin listed as high grade to fit the XF/AU range but the coins will not look/be as nice as in the old days. </p><p><br /></p><p>ToughCoins brought up an interesting point that some consider a coin to be "high grade" for the type/date etc. So a coin like an 1846 Half Dime may be called high grade as a VF. </p><p><br /></p><p>Clear as Mud too?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2327963, member: 24314"]When I learned to grade in the dark ages, a high grade was XF or AU up to Uncirculated. However, back then an XF coin had tons of luster and little wear because the AU grade had just come into existence. Today, I should expect any coin listed as high grade to fit the XF/AU range but the coins will not look/be as nice as in the old days. ToughCoins brought up an interesting point that some consider a coin to be "high grade" for the type/date etc. So a coin like an 1846 Half Dime may be called high grade as a VF. Clear as Mud too?[/QUOTE]
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