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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1076396, member: 112"]2 - basically everybody. The change in grading standards was announced by the ANA and everybody followed suit. The only question is who "everybody" included. 3 - 1986 4 - 1986 5 - David Hall was the primary founder but he had several partners. He founded the company, paraphrasing his words, because he was tired of seeing dealer grades all over the place and he thought the public deserved better. My opinion of why he founded the company - he saw an opportunity to make a fortune and he took advantage of it. Not that there is anything wrong with that. 6 - 1897 7 - John Albanese and his partners, CAC. 8 - None of course. The real question that should be asked though is how many grades were changed on coins owned by the people that founded NGC and PCGS. These grading changes affected the entire numismatic commumity accross the board. That included David Hall, John Albanese and their partners in both enterprises. Nobody was excluded and David Hall made sure to include himself and everybody else in his somewhat infamous letter when he announced the formation of PCGS. Which coincidentally happened at the same time that the ANA agreed to change the grading standards. Of course both David and John, and a whole lot of others were involved in making that ANA decision.[/QUOTE]