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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 3704420, member: 22377&quot;]There is something to it. </p><p>Some will tell you there has been no gradeflation and coins are graded the same as they have been for many years. I don&#039;t see that as being completely true. Yes you can find old holders where the grades look similar to some coins in new holders, but a big part of that is due to the nicer/accurate coins being cracked and upgraded while the below average examples remain in their holders. Color bumps also exist where a coin will get an extra point or two for nice toning (some will call it more holistic grading). </p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of prices, gradeflation isn&#039;t the whole story. It is one of the causes of prices falling, but there are others: less collectors, more supply (populations of graded coins keep increasing), metal prices (when gold/silver/precious metals move, they can take other segments of the coin market with them), etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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