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Is it possible to have best for the grade without your coin being under graded?

abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
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For example, you have a killer AU55 gold coin or early dollar. Can the coin be "perfect for the grade" and NOT be a real AU58?
It seems like my thinking always goes to, 'oh, the coin must be undergraded if is is perfect for the grade.' and I am pondering if that logic is unsound.

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    KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think you can have a perfect for the Grade. Say the coin has light wear it has some marks on the back in the fields and the observe is a nice strike for the issue. It has maybe one distraction that catches your eye within 5 seconds of viewing but not unpleasant. Then I would say it is perfect for the grade.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Considering that the way coins are graded (loose/strict) and the evolution of grading standards over a period of time, from what I see, the majority of coins graded by the four major TPGS's eventually end up perfect for the grade they are assigned.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would rather call it 'Perfect for the opinion'..... ;) And that will hold until the next opinion... :D Cheers, RickO

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    shishshish Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Absolutely! Many examples have all the characteristics that fit a specific grade.

    Liberty Seated and Trade Dollar Specialist

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