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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 1845552, member: 36864&quot;]Well I wouldn&#039;t go so far as to say that grading services are a sham, frankly I think they do a great job overall.&nbsp; For the novice collector, it is highly encouraged that large purchases are graded by a reputable company.&nbsp; They do a really good job of counterfeit detection and grading, i just feel that their grading of proof coins in the 1860 to 1940 range has been very inconsistent for the last decade or so.&nbsp; Grading a brilliant proof coin in the range of PR-60 to PR-68 is based almost exclusively on minute hairlines that disrupt the mirrors of the field, and the other major factor is strike.&nbsp; Though proof coins are inherently well struck, weaknesses can be noted on many early proofs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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