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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 2818509, member: 36864&quot;]I&#039;m sort of old school with my grading and believe that a gem grade should be reserved for coins with very few marks and have nice strikes and luster.&nbsp; That said, you can&#039;t really limit a coin to a certain grade if it is clearly nicer than others of the same year and mint mark.&nbsp; I see it all the time when people ask if a certain dealer or auction house gets a top pop grade.&nbsp; Everyone jumps to the conclusion that they are somehow getting grades that they requested.&nbsp; I think that generally it is just the TPG recognizing that the coin is better than the others of the grade and give it a point bump to set the market for the grade.&nbsp; I&#039;m not too much of a fan of this practice, but can understand why they would do it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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