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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 523501, member: 6036&quot;]Well, I hope it happens. I&#039;ll stand with ya.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And if it happens, it needs to be a top-to-bottom overhaul, not a minor tweak. The existing system is intrinsically flawed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>1) 1-70 scale ?</b> What tha...? Wha...? Make it 1-100</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>2) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15... ?</b> What tha...? Wha...? No skipping numbers</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>3) All facets of a coin rolled into one grade ?</b> Why ? Grade coins like you do diamonds, with a separate score for each parameter. 1-100 luster, 1-100 details, 1-100 surface preservation, ... etc </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At that point, the individual can weigh the scores any way he pleases and come up with a composite score. i.e. 30% details, 20% luster, etc.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Two main problems:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>1) Getting broad, solid consensus</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>2) Transition from old to new. </b>This is much tougher. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Imagine the confusion as the new system begins to take hold. You walk into coin shows with many slabs old style, some new. Same with dealers - some will grade the new way, but most will lag and do things &quot;old school&quot;. They are slow to change.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then there will be a &quot;rumor mill&quot; about which system (old or new) brings the most money for a given coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And of course all this is a major windfall for the TPGs, as they regrade millions of coins in transition. Which will spawn much superstition about which TPG gives the most advantageous crossover from old to new.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And then comes CAC. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Major auction houses will either use both systems concurrently until the last old slab is gone -OR- offer to submit consignments to TPGs before the auction. THAT is a whole topic unto itself.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And, of course, the last old slab will NEVER be gone. Nobody will want to submit any OVERGRADED COINS, so they&#039;ll stay in Old School coin coffins forever.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s like when the UK switched to the decimal system. Confusion for a while, but things settled down. But that was a lot smoother than this will be.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another big winner - Coin Talk. Imagine the dialogue ! Never ending debate. </p><p>:loud: :secret: :headbang:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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