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CoinAdvocate Valued Member United States 141 Posts	Posted 10/17/2024 11:25 pm Hey all, I'm trying to teach myself the important skill of grading. One thing I can't seem to wrap my head around is this: why do coins of low mintages seem to be given a 'pass' and graded higher generally while newer and higher minted coins are graded much harsher? Shouldn't uncirculated mean uncirculated regardless of the coin? Example AU-55 1850-O Dime https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/6510780-010/55/ If this was a Morgan, it would not grade out this high. Can someone explain this to me, or if I'm way off the mark explain how? Thanks, CoinAdvocate Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 10/17/2024 11:49 pm Welcome to the phenomenon known as "market grading", where scarcer or more collectable coins are treated more generously. Annoying, yes, especially for someone attempting to learn technical grading. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/18/2024 04:23 am Coin type has a lot to do with it and each type almost has its own scale, but the coin you linked seems to be generously graded in any case. I'm sure bias exists because this is still (for now) a human-based process. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Freespeech57 Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 12/07/2024 11:31 am Great question! Grading is impacted by coin series -common strike issues (overall weak or strong strikes), the "technical grade" of the coin (strike, bag marks, placement of dings, etc), eye appeal, tonining (toning can enhance the eye appeal of a coin or hide imperfections), and other general attributes of a coin. Although experience leads to greater consistency, grading is not perfect and is somewhat subjective within the margins of a grade (hence some coins get a CAC sticker and some do not and some a gold sticker, under graded) Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/07/2024 11:39 am I think Sap calls it. Report this Post to the Staff
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