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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7856337, member: 24314&quot;]</p><p><br /></p><p>Too busy so will reply in parts to your full post above: </p><p><br /></p><p>Jaelus, posted: &quot;...however, when I say there is nothing useful from &quot;conservative&quot; grading, I mean it in the same way that a stack of books is not useful to reach a high shelf when you have a stepladder. This is not to say you can&#039;t stand on the books but rather <span style="color: #b30000">why would you bother when there is a <b>superior tool</b> at hand.&quot;</span></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #660033"><i><span style="color: #b30000"><span style="color: #660033">First Reply:</span> Absolutely correct</span>.&nbsp; Why grade coins with the naked eye or 5x when there is/should be a <b>MUCH SUPERIOR TOOL</b> at hand?&nbsp; Beats my five aces. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Perhaps that may be why some folks cannot tell the difference between an AU coin and one in MS when they try to place a value (commercial grade based on a bunch of variables) on it as it is graded.&nbsp; So who is correct?&nbsp; The guy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> who sees the loss of original surface due to friction <b><span style="color: #006633">CAC</span></b> or the guy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> who either does not see it or the guy at the <b><span style="color: #006600">TPGS</span></b> who decides <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":eggface:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie25" alt=":blackeye:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> to ignore it because they made the &quot;new&quot; rules.&nbsp; </i></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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