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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7863481, member: 24314&quot;]baseball21, posted: &quot;I was making a statement.&nbsp; Anyone that decided to call people flat earners or imply they were for not agreeing with their way is on them and moving the goal posts is just well……&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I was also just making a statement.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>There are two basic choices when examining a coin, both are &quot;called&quot; <span style="color: #b30000">grading.</span></b>&nbsp; You can simply <span style="color: #b30000">describe what you see</span> - a very simple act that does not change (NO SUBJECTIVITY = Precision).&nbsp; Or you can attempt to <span style="color: #b30000">evaluate it</span>.&nbsp; Its market value is paramount in this type of examination and all sorts of subjectivity is introduced causing a wide range of opinion:</p><p><br /></p><p>You like its color; you don&#039;t like its color.</p><p>I looks different under magnification rather than the naked eye.</p><p>Does it have stacking wear, cabinet friction, circulation wear, etc.</p><p>Should it be net graded to reflect its value?</p><p>Should I be conservative or liberal with the exam? </p><p><br /></p><p>When I taught my first coin grading seminar, I had to come up with a definition of grading.&nbsp; This is it:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6">Grading is a subjective observation made to asses the condition of preservation and relative ranking of similar objects.</font></b>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Do you see what&#039;s missing?&nbsp; Until you boil down the act of grading into its simplest definition and understand it, we can <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> forever.&nbsp; Once a student understands this, we can discuss how it has evolved into what we must do today in order to be a competent coin grader.&nbsp; I believe many of you can grade with the best of them&nbsp; However, I do not believe any of you have ever studied most of the grading proposals from before the turn of the Century to the 60&#039;s (so you could formulate a simple, precise way to rank and identify coins) or can discuss in detail how grading evolved from the first two TPGS to now.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, for me this entire discussion comes down to this:</p><p><br /></p><p>We each have our personal experience, methods, tools/books to form our personal opinion of a coins &quot;grade.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nevertheless, you had better know how the TPGS &quot;grade&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> at<span style="color: #b30000"> this moment in time <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span> <span style="color: #b30000">and for each type/age of coin</span> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> as it has changed before <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and will change in the future.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That is the nature of &quot;market&quot; grading. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, you can join the ranks of connoisseur collectors who don&#039;t want one little fiber disturbed, one scuff, one discoloration , etc. on their item or ignore &quot;Cabinet Friction&quot; on your Mint State coins because TRUE MINT STATE COINS ARE VERY RARE in many vintage coin series. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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