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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TradingGreen, post: 2339587, member: 75262&quot;]Those were a lot of interesting replies.&nbsp; However, I bet Murty is sorry he asked the question. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve collected coins since the 1950&#039;s and for me at that time it was sticking a Lincoln or Indian in a blue whitman folder.&nbsp; Sometimes I&#039;d say oh that one looks nice or yikes that one is ugly.&nbsp; Then as I got a bit older I realized that I should be looking for nicer coins.&nbsp; Once I learned the difference between the grades someone had to screw with the system and go to a 70 point grading scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think that the onset of TPG&#039;s was both good and bad.&nbsp; Today many people can&#039;t grade or won&#039;t learn and they only want to rely on 3rd parties to grade for them.&nbsp; So they are buying the holders and not the coins.&nbsp; I belong to two local clubs and my fellow members always tell me that I should be having my currency graded.&nbsp; Oh, my, I can&#039;t go there.&nbsp; I know, I know.&nbsp; A 67 is worth less than a 70.&nbsp; Its a good thing I&#039;m getting older.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I do have an ANA photograde book that was published in 1987.&nbsp; It has some decent information at the end of each listing that talks about weak strikes and other interesting features.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enough rambling for me.&nbsp; Keep up the good work folks.&nbsp; I enjoy reading your posts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rich[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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