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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 291016, member: 112"]No, not really. But if you listened to many people who make these claims, the TPG's change their standards several times a year. Personally I don't believe that, never have. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have always attributed the reason for these claims to the fact that many people cannot accurately grade coins. They think a coin is a 65 and send it in - it comes back a 64. So then they claim that the TPG has tightened standards. Or they think a coin is a 64 and they send it in and it comes back a 65. So they claim that the TPG has loosened standards. When the reality of the situation is that the TPG didn't change anything at all - the owner's opinion just didn't match the TPG's opinion in that particular case. Or, either the TPG or the owner made a mistake - it happens both ways. But as a general rule the TPG is accurate, based on their own standards. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not aware of the TPG's changing their standards at all in recent years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 291016, member: 112"]No, not really. But if you listened to many people who make these claims, the TPG's change their standards several times a year. Personally I don't believe that, never have. I have always attributed the reason for these claims to the fact that many people cannot accurately grade coins. They think a coin is a 65 and send it in - it comes back a 64. So then they claim that the TPG has tightened standards. Or they think a coin is a 64 and they send it in and it comes back a 65. So they claim that the TPG has loosened standards. When the reality of the situation is that the TPG didn't change anything at all - the owner's opinion just didn't match the TPG's opinion in that particular case. Or, either the TPG or the owner made a mistake - it happens both ways. But as a general rule the TPG is accurate, based on their own standards. I am not aware of the TPG's changing their standards at all in recent years.[/QUOTE]
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