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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7868992, member: 24314&quot;]<i><span style="color: #660033">I wrote: Bingo! That is exactly what a strictly graded AU-58 is supposed to look like back in the day. A $20 Saint as this was an exhibit in a Federal Trade Commission court case. I graded it AU-58. Most dealer &quot;experts&quot; graded the coin MS-65. The coin had A TRACE OF (friction) WEAR.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Jaelus, replied: &quot;This proves my point. [<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <i><span style="color: #660033">Actually this PROVES commercial grading and &quot;NET&quot; grading SUCKS!</span></i>]&nbsp; A functional grading scale should not present scenarios where professional graders can differ on their grade [<i><span style="color: #660033">Absolutely 100% correct.&nbsp; Another reason the present grading practiced by TPGS&#039;s SUCKS.&nbsp; Nevertheless, they make the rules so it is <b>sort <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 mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> of</b> &quot;functional.&quot;</span></i>] by <i><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">8 points</span></font> </i>(not to mention the significant difference in value and grading liability that such a scenario can pose) [<i><span style="color: #660033">This 8 point difference is YOUR MAKING. The AU-58 coin in the discussion was graded MS-64!&nbsp; That&#039;s not 8 points. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></i>]&nbsp; This problem was caused entirely by the breakdown of the relevance of wear-based grading at the AU58 level.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #660033">This &quot;problem&quot; came about when dealers started TPGS&#039;s.&nbsp; It is only a problem for numismatists who can distinguish the difference between the AU/MS line and don&#039;t wish to see &quot;sliders&quot; graded low MS.</span></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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