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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2458236, member: 24314&quot;]So let&#039;s get this straight.&nbsp; An ex-PCGS grader (? or is he still there) who is instructing for two weeks shows you a group of TPGS coins graded MS-65 and lets you discover why they are not actually MS-65&#039;s but mistakes that should have been &quot;problem&quot; graded.&nbsp; Did I get that right?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sounds like you got a private lesson on detecting problem coins.&nbsp; That is a great opportunity! Nevertheless, I wonder what his <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie25" alt=":blackeye:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> motive is.&nbsp; Perhaps he considers himself a better grader than the current PCGS/NGC employees.&nbsp; Out of curiosity, I&#039;m going to try to find out his identity in the seminar catalogue.&nbsp; There may be parts of this story that explain his actions.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000">EDIT</span>: Well, dead end...the four ex-PCGS graders are only teaching at one session.&nbsp; If one were teaching at both; I&#039;d have my man.&nbsp; Next, I&#039;ll call some of the first PCGS graders and see if they worked with one of the four!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":watching:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":watching:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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