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Message:: [QUOTE="samjimmy, post: 150689, member: 3813"]Nowhere... nothing... and there's no iron standard that all companies use to determine grade (though even if there was there would still be differences of opinion about what grade any given coin is).  An opinion is just that, an opinion (and it's tough to say that one's opinion is wrong and that another is right). I compare it to education (as that's my field) and public vs. private schools.  Does a private school give your child a better education?  What constitutes a "better education?"  Is it a better fine arts program?  What is a "better fine arts program?"  Is it sports?  If a public school added soccer, would it be better?  Would it be equal?  In many people's eyes, it would never be equal, no matter what. If a particular grading service grades higher than others, is it less of a grading company if it consistently grades higher?  Are they wrong or grading incorrectly?  Ultimately *you* are the judge, and perception seems to play the largest role in choosing a company. Note that I'm not talking about the companies which grade crappy coins as MS70 every time, even though I'm not sure they are "wrong" either.  Again, it's what you judge to be correct, not what any of the "top three" or any other grading service says.  You are paying for the opinion.[/QUOTE]