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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 70126, member: 3011&quot;]It would be nice to know that if a coin was cracked out of a holder and resubmitted that it would receive the same grade 1,000 out of 1,000 times.&nbsp; I think this would result in a few changes to the hobby.&nbsp; (1) amateurs would be on a more level playing field with professionals when buying and selling, absent fraud, because the ability to grade coins accurately on sight will be diminished in value. They can just pull out their portable ANA approved scanning device and grade raw coins more accurately than any professional in the business. (2) it would probably result in an increase in the number of grades that could be assigned to a coin, so there wouldn&#039;t be high-end and low-end coins within grades.&nbsp; (3) it would be very easy to compare TPGs and determine who had the tightest standards.&nbsp; Over time this might force them to all fall in line and adopt the same standard, or perhaps put them out of business completely once the technology becomes pervasive.&nbsp; (4) the prices for high grade uncirculated coins might increase substantially.&nbsp; Right now, there is probably an uncertainty discount built into the price to allow for potential overgrading and difficulty reselling at the assigned grade in the future.&nbsp; But if there is an assurance that the MS66 coin of today would be MS66 decades from now, the buyer might be more willing to pay a higher price for that assurance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think computerized grading is probably inevitable.&nbsp; The only question is when it will occur.&nbsp; Once it occurs, it will be impossible to turn back the clock, and the hobby will change forever.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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