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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 3170180, member: 69760&quot;]I&#039;ve noticed that some series of coins are treated differently by TPGs when it comes to grading standards. For instance, 1944 Belgian 50 Francs and early 20th century Korea 1/2 Won coins seem to yield a much higher grade compared to similarly sized coins from different countries such as a Franklin half dollar or Washington quarter from the US(I&#039;m more-or-less trying to control for size differences). In other words, if the US coins appeared similar to those other foreign coins, then they&#039;d yield a much lower grade compared to what the foreign coins received. I&#039;m sure there are far better examples, particularly among US coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it purely because the minting process was relatively more crude, so a potential MS-70 would appear more crude, and that is the new basis for what constitutes as a perfect coin? If so, then that seems similar to past threads about the condition of the planchet being taken into account prior to its strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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