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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 419832, member: 13650&quot;]GDJ:&nbsp; Not to take away from your good write up there, but I believe the TPGs do use at least 5x loupes to grade.&nbsp; I&#039;ve read it and seen them using them.</p><p>&nbsp;Not that it isn&#039;t out of the realm of possibility that somebody could get lazy and not use one for whatever reasons, when cameras aren&#039;t rolling.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Do you wish they would have graded that coin more harshly?&nbsp; I guess, I&#039;m looking at it more like, how many of those would you go through to find one that clean again and is it really a tragedy that it received a MS-64?&nbsp;&nbsp; I hope this doesn&#039;t sound too abrasive.&nbsp; I&#039;m just asking.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If the vast majority of collectors and price guides go by their grading system, I think you&#039;re better off just rolling with it.&nbsp; The fact of the matter is, is that you have to go by some type of standard.&nbsp; Somebody&#039;s standard.&nbsp; If you would grade this coin harsher, and tell a dealer you&#039;re only willing to give AU money for it, then they just aren&#039;t going to sell it to you.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Is there a benefit to going by ANA standards or is it just a preference?&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any idea how they differ so that&#039;s why I&#039;m asking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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