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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1865King, post: 7869740, member: 103207&quot;]Seeing as we are talking about grading there is something I&#039;ve been thinking about for a long time.&nbsp; HOW ABOUT A GRADING SYSTEM FOR DETAILS COINS.&nbsp; We could use a 1 to 10 scale.&nbsp; As far as a cleaned coins we could call a coin that someone cleaned a coin with a Brillo pad CLEANED 1 and one that is almost impossible to detect as a CLEANED 10.&nbsp; Coins graded as cleaned 8 to 10 would a coin that some one may have cleared the coin with light soap and water or a slight wipe.&nbsp; Same could be done with a scratched on a coin.&nbsp; Scratch 1 could be a coin that looks like someone pushed it on concrete&nbsp; (road rash).&nbsp; Scratch 10 could be a scratch that is almost impossible to detect.&nbsp; I think any level of details coins could be evaluated.&nbsp; What has bothered me when you see details cleaned or details scratch or details graffiti is there is no defining point for these being graded as such.&nbsp; I have nice bust dollar that someone back in 1865 beautifully engraved a date on the obverse.&nbsp; Does it hurt it&#039;s value sure but, not as much as it would if some kid took a nail and scratched a date on the coin.&nbsp; However, both coins would receive a grade as details graffiti.&nbsp; Is that fair?&nbsp; Not really.&nbsp; My bust dollar would be worth a lot more than one someone took a nail to.&nbsp; This may also help the collector in the long term.&nbsp; Today most dealers if offered a coin with graffiti or scratch on the slab will offer next to nothing for the coin.&nbsp; Whereas if mine was graded Graffiti 10 meaning extremely well done verses Graffiti 1 which means the coin is trash.&nbsp; It could be a basis of value.&nbsp; I&#039;m just tossing this out for discussion only.&nbsp; Something to think about.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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