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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1359126, member: 26302&quot;]This is a poster child of what is wrong with US grading system. Making a false delineation, and declaring wear is more severe than any other defect is an error that occurred 150 years ago, and is still plaguing US numismatics. </p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it this way. What if you simply graded a coin based upon how close to perfection it is regardless of source? A wear spot would not cause a coin to grade below 60 any more or less than a contact mark. Simply start at 70 with a perfect coin, and start deducting from there for any reason. Then you would easily see why the coin on the left is more desirable. This is how ancient coins are graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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