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  1. GoldFinger1969 liked mpcusa's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    Judgement call for are against...LOL, i have a few coins that fall in to that category and really thinking about resubmitting them to...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM

  2. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    The "looser grading standards" debate involves 2 different things happening, IMO. First....whether a coin is 1 or even 2 grades...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM

  3. GoldFinger1969 liked Troodon's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    You'd really hope that they didn't get looser or tighter, but more accurate. But all grading opinions are just that: opinions. I'll...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 1:37 AM

  4. GoldFinger1969 liked mpcusa's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    most of us know about the top 2 PCGS and NGC who would you consider the number 3 ? i am a PCGS guy exclusively, no other TPG camps out...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM

  5. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    I think PCGS and NGC are 1 and 1A for domestic coins. NGC leads in foreign/world coins. CACG has made a very strong entrance but until...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 1:36 AM

  6. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Gold is Taking a Beating Today!.

    I think democracies are more prone to hold gold than 1-party dictatorships but I don't see Putin or the CCP going away next week. :D If...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 1:31 AM

  7. GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    Sure, but only because they come up on my phone. :rolleyes:

    Jun 14, 2026 at 1:16 AM

  8. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    Basically, 3 high-end grading companies plus some niche smaller firms that have good quality people, notwithstanding low market share of...

    Jun 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM

  9. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    With CACG now on record as taking coins that were as high as MS-65 and giving them DETAILS or AU grades.....I think we are in a pretty...

    Jun 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM

  10. GoldFinger1969 liked KBBPLL's post in the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    I think you'd have to ask this question about specific TPGs and specific time periods. For example PCGS I know purged their entire coin...

    Jun 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM

  11. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Do you think grading standards have gotten looser over the years ?.

    GDJMSP has definitively stated -- and Insider and other veterans have I believed backed him up on the timeline(s) -- that grading...

    Jun 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM

  12. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Guess the grade 1909/8 Saint OGH.

    MS-65

    Jun 13, 2026 at 10:43 AM

  13. GoldFinger1969 liked mpcusa's post in the thread Guess the grade 1909/8 Saint OGH.

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  14. GoldFinger1969 liked playpossum0985's post in the thread 2026 silver proof set available today.

    I had a subscription for 10, but when they added another 100,000 sets I backed it down to 3, one for each grandchild. They arrived today...

    Jun 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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