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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheMont, post: 2515903, member: 80121&quot;]I find it hard to believe that a MS70 adds $300+ to the value of the coin. The way the mint is going, just about every coin they make (proof, commems, special sets, etc.- not the ones for commerce) are going to grade either MS69 or 70. I bought two of the gold Mercury coins and sent one to NGC- it came back MS70. I sent the $100 gold Liberty, it came back MS70. I&#039;ve either been lucky or the mint is doing a good job with the special coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, I just read an article by Q. David Bowers that basically said that the TPG have loosened theirs standards. He uses the ANA guide and stated that none of the TPG services abides by it anymore, especially with classic coins. I look for PCGS slabs with the old labels and if I crack out the coin in the holder and resubmit it, the odds are it will grade one to two grades higher.</p><p><br /></p><p>They want to make money and the big companies and TV shows submit hundreds, if not thousands of coins to them. They tell the TPG that if the coin grades below MS or PR69, don&#039;t slab it. That is an incentive to loosen up the standards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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