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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;asciibaron, post: 366640, member: 8566&quot;]do you understand the point of my story?&nbsp; judging a coin&#039;s grade based on the price paid means nothing and in time will lead you to trouble.</p><p><br /></p><p>i buy MS63 coins for XF money all the time, am i over grading them or getting a good deal?&nbsp;&nbsp; i was looking for information on the coin in the picture as to why you felt it was an AU attempting to educate myself on the coin.&nbsp; but i&#039;m not interested in the coin you say.</p><p><br /></p><p>an opinion based on numismatic knowledge is one thing, but to base it on &quot;the amount of wear and the price I paid&quot;&nbsp; do not help me&nbsp; or others in the forum understand how to grade the coin - how much wear on the stated areas puts the coin at AU, XF, VF, or F?&nbsp; simply saying you looked at the amount tells me nothing.&nbsp; I look at the coin and think it&#039;s a decent XF.&nbsp; I still have no idea why you think it&#039;s an AU.&nbsp; if i get coins like this for free, what grade should i assign them?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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