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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3979160, member: 73489&quot;]<b>I agree with one caveat: </b> the widespread acceptance of the Internet and internet venues for coins made knowledge about TPGs far greater to non-coin enthusiasts as well as a &quot;must&quot; for the borderline enthusiasts.</p><p><br /></p><p>The TPGs started grading coins in the 1980&#039;s but to casual coin collectors or those who dropped out (like me), that wasn&#039;t common knowledge until the early-2000&#039;s when I read about them online.&nbsp; And I know because I have many friends who are infrequent collectors (the &quot;bug&quot; comes and goes) who also now know about TPGs but were clearly in the dark 15-20 years ago.&nbsp; Remember, at that time the TPGs had only been around for about a decade and the stench of the 1989-90 Coin Blowup was still fresh in anybody who read about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting observation, thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Then it is your expert and veteran opinion that PCGS and NGC coins from inception (1986 or so) through AT LEAST 2000 (maybe right up to 2004) were consistent and pretty tight ?&nbsp; The obsession with &quot;OGH&quot; and older slabs is not necessary.....slabs from the 1990&#039;s are &quot;graded tight&quot; too ??</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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