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Should G-4, VG-8, F-12, ... MS XY be eliminated?

Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
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It seems to me that the numerical value says it all, except for whether the coin is a circulation strike or a proof. Thus I would argue that G-4 is redundant (i.e. a 4 indicates "Good") and therefore, the nomenclature should be reduced to CS-XY and PR-XY for Circulation Strike and Proof respectively. Thus no one could claim to have a VF-25 1895 Morgan dollar (which is what an eBay seller is currently claiming).
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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Anyone who is actually thinking about buying a 1895 Morgan dollar knows that they are all proof, so would naturally think that any coin in VF-25 really is a PR-25. In this case, I don't think any person would really confuse the two.

    Tom
    Tom

  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Just for the record, I contacted the seller of the 1895 Morgan and he said it was a VF25 and not a PR25 (I don't think he's confused, just dishonest).
    "It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson
  • dwooddwood Posts: 821
    He's a witch! BURN HIM!
    dwood

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