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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 291646, member: 6036&quot;]The whole point of a good TPG is that the coin is graded on it&#039;s merits and no other factor. Factors like big-volume submitters, insider connections, nepotism, hot coin market, high gold prices, etc... none of that should affect the grade.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After reading this thread, I&#039;m feeling better about that.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So why crack &#039;em out for re-submission ? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If the coin is undergraded, and it&#039;s merits are the sole determining grade factor, why not send &#039;em in slabbed ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My guess is that people think that the TPG, after their own evaluation, HAS to see <b>the existing grade</b>, and that <b>biases their decision</b>. The TPG doesn&#039;t want to bump the grade up because it will appear their standards have dropped over time (if a regrade) or or lower than a competitor&#039;s (if a crossover).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is there anything to that ? Is a slabbed coin less likely to upgrade ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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