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<p>[QUOTE="gmarguli, post: 7840102, member: 246"]Actually, it speaks volumes about the state of collectors. There used to be a time collectors actually learned about the coins they were buying. Then the TPG came along and collectors no longer needed to learn things like grading, authentication, and detecting problems. Then some dealers looking for a way to make money created a problem (gradeflation) and a solution (CAC).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4-6 experts? Hummm. Remember the "minimum 2 graders and a finalizer" wording they used to say. Where is that wording today? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In what world is a 1795 Flowing Hair half similar to a 1916-S Walker? That's like comparing a minivan to a Ferrari.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gmarguli, post: 7840102, member: 246"]Actually, it speaks volumes about the state of collectors. There used to be a time collectors actually learned about the coins they were buying. Then the TPG came along and collectors no longer needed to learn things like grading, authentication, and detecting problems. Then some dealers looking for a way to make money created a problem (gradeflation) and a solution (CAC). 4-6 experts? Hummm. Remember the "minimum 2 graders and a finalizer" wording they used to say. Where is that wording today? In what world is a 1795 Flowing Hair half similar to a 1916-S Walker? That's like comparing a minivan to a Ferrari.[/QUOTE]
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