Grading Guides - the Good and Bad

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by kanga, May 7, 2010.

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  1. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Lemme save ya a little trouble, the standards have remained identical, except for those two and only in two grades for each, since the 3rd edition in 1987. And that edition is tougher, and even more stringent in regard to standards, than even the first edition from 1977.

    But my question still remains, you say the ANA standards are inconsistent with your own, even if it's just these two. So exactly where did you get, or how did you arrive at, your standards ?
     
    GDJMSP, May 8, 2010
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  3. borgovan

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    Just 25 years experience with coins; trying to keep my eyes open and my mouth shut.

    I suppose I've just created an amalgam of what I've seen the majority of dealers grade. I have noticed the standards declining a bit over those 2 1/2 decades.

    I guess like any subjective standard there is a propensity for change, but I've tried to keep my grading pretty conservative; that is, at a point where I think most dealers/collectors would agree with my grade, or they might grade it a tad higher. That's just the way I like to do it.
     
    borgovan, May 8, 2010
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Well I follow ANA standards pretty strictly, and I've yet to run across anybody, dealer or collector, who's as tough on grading as I am. Now no doubt those folks are out there, but I haven't run into them yet.

    So when you said you thought the ANA standards were too liberal, I'm sittin here going WHOA !!
     
    GDJMSP, May 8, 2010
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  5. Cringely

    Cringely Active Member

    I do like Making the Grade, but in many cases, it skips grades. For example, Large Cents (actually Braided Hair Large cents) starts at VG-8. A really good grading book should cover all grades.
     
    Cringely, May 8, 2010
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  6. grizz

    grizz numismatist

    ...the best way is to compare the coins to a grading set. :eating:
     
    grizz, May 8, 2010
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  7. statequarterguy

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    PCGS photograde at PCGS.com (great large pics) and written descriptions, mostly from "The Red Book".
     
    statequarterguy, May 8, 2010
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  8. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    You would think so, but from what I am told even the TPG grading sets consist of 1 coin in each grade.

    That's no better than using a single picture to grade by.
     
    GDJMSP, May 8, 2010
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  9. grizz

    grizz numismatist

    ...it's all subjective. i guess it's really up to the one buying a coin that THEY

    agree is correctly graded. the same when and if they go to sell. :D everyone

    should be satisfied. ;)
     
    grizz, May 9, 2010
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