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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 7882320, member: 22331&quot;]I thank you for your stellar opinion/knowledge of commercial grading standards, which definitely exceed mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand your positions on grading, but would defer to the courts for an objective decision, such as are believed previously decided.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s believed that the courts would find that the grading standards were written to describe coin conditions that might be expected from a natural mint striking/handling process, prior to human handling as when &quot;circulated&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe court precedents exist for coins that have been altered by handling after the initial shipment from the mint, or by natural deterioration as described in the &quot;standards&quot; (i.e. die deterioration/maintenance, toning, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>If grading records unnatural deterioration on the slab (e.g. MS67 scratched/bag-marked/excessively-toned) the coin is mint-state altered, as I believe you&#039;ve properly stated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The absence of coin-state alterations documentation may appreciably effect/change value, and possible court damages awarded.</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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