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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 524759, member: 6036&quot;]And many people in the UK were opposed to the switch to the decimal system... even though the pre-existing system was archaic and absurd.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>It will have to do. I have no illusions my system will be implemented. In fact, the majority of my post indicated reasons it won&#039;t be.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Forgive me for not making my point more clear in my OP. My point is this : <b>the existing system is irrational, confusing, and illogical</b> - just like the Olde English monetary system and the English Imperial system of weights and measures. They weren&#039;t invented <i>per se</i>. They evolved out of an archaic and outdated way of living - just like today&#039;s coin grading &quot;system&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In contrast, we have the Metric System, which <i>was</i> invented. It&#039;s coherent. My proposal was &quot;Metric System&quot; style thinking adapted to coin grading.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the best we can hope for. Small evolutionary changes are more likely than dramatic, convulsive revolutions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope it happens, Doug. It&#039;s not that far away.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There would be big issues getting giants like NGC and PCGS to agree. There would be an element of &quot;turf war&quot;, with each expecting the other to come to them. Corporate ego.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And, of course, the TPGs shouldn&#039;t be the ones setting the standards. But they are power players - market makers. I don&#039;t know any Power Structure which can challenge them. If they don&#039;t buy in, the proposed changes won&#039;t have street cred.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m not saying that&#039;s the way it <i>should </i>be. I&#039;m saying that&#039;s the way it <i>is</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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