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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2301974, member: 24314&quot;]There have been several excellent proposals being made to come up with a &quot;better&quot; way to signify a coin&#039;s grade but IMO, too much water under the bridge to change things much for now.&nbsp; Plus, the experienced, successful dealers do not need grading systems or books (although the slab game can help) to grade a coin and sell/buy it.&nbsp; Ever see many dealers purchase coin s at a show with a 16X lens as we collectors like to use?&nbsp; Absolutely not. </p><p>I can usually guess the grade of a slabbed coin from any of the top 4 (minus the + and stars like the one I missed recently) services at least 90% of the time.&nbsp; When I miss, the coin is often in a very high grade slab (where the $$ counts <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve seen, I&#039;ll bet a majority of major dealers, TPG&#039;s, and a bunch of guys here can do the same.&nbsp;&nbsp; They know &quot;it&quot; when they see it.</p><p><br /></p><p>We all have personal standards.&nbsp; The closer ours are to the &quot;Big Boys&quot; the better for us![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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