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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1055633, member: 26302&quot;]People have mentioned eye appeal as if it is different from grade. This is where US numismatics has diverged from most numismatics. Effectively eye appeal and grade are two sides of the same coin. Eye appeal has always affected grade, in fact it was why grades were invented, to give another person a quick idea of how good the coin looked. If the coin looked bad it would be downgraded from its technical grade. If a coin was graded VF, they other person should know how it would look, if it was VF but dark it may be listed that way, or as F. Modern US numismatics is where &quot;technical&quot; grade, soft strikes, worn die, etc gives rise to mushy looking UNCs that should grade no higher than a VF for an ancient coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I love a nice worn copper, with honest wear from its doing its job in commerce and a nice warm patina, hard green preferably.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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