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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1917, member: 112"]The ANA found that the "ANA can not condone ASA Accugrade grading standards and believes that those standards can mislead the end consumer with regard to the value of the numismatic item being purchased". And that the Board "recognizes based upon the information provided at the hearing as well as the opinions expressedby many of the witnesses called, that a significantly larger percentage of grading errors appear to be made by ASA Accugrade then by othergrading services" The Board of Governors also stated: "We recognize and applaud Barry Stuppler's passion for consumer protection and his efforts to insure that the numismatic industry, including coin grading, does not take advantage of unknowledgeable consumers." However, since the ANA found that he did not violate the Memberand Dealer Code of Ethics, he was very surprisesd that the ANA Board of Governors did find that he violated the ANA Board Member Code of Ethics, Section 13: "A Board member shall maintain the highest standard of personalconduct: promote and encourage the highest level of ethics withinthe numismatic profession: and maintain loyalty to the Association"[/QUOTE]