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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1929083, member: 5233"]While I agree with the sentiment...this "fact" is somewhat obsolete. It is true, back in the days of the OGH they were more conservative when it comes to grading. However, like today...each grade contained a range of quality. The vast majority of the OGH coins that would upgrade by today's standards have been picked through and have been upgraded. What remains (for the most part), are the lower end coins from the OGH era that are "good for the grade" today and not worthy of an upgrade. The days of when an OGH could be "assumed" to be undergraded have long passed.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, people still pay a premium for them because many don't understand what I have just stated. Personally, I like the OGH slabs because I think it is cool to see the older tag in the slab...but like I said, you can't assume they are undergraded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1929083, member: 5233"]While I agree with the sentiment...this "fact" is somewhat obsolete. It is true, back in the days of the OGH they were more conservative when it comes to grading. However, like today...each grade contained a range of quality. The vast majority of the OGH coins that would upgrade by today's standards have been picked through and have been upgraded. What remains (for the most part), are the lower end coins from the OGH era that are "good for the grade" today and not worthy of an upgrade. The days of when an OGH could be "assumed" to be undergraded have long passed. That said, people still pay a premium for them because many don't understand what I have just stated. Personally, I like the OGH slabs because I think it is cool to see the older tag in the slab...but like I said, you can't assume they are undergraded.[/QUOTE]
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