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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;torontokuba, post: 2016175, member: 56793&quot;]First of all, if we are discussing an art, standards can and will change over time. The more you learn, the more you perfect your art. A scientific approach can be adhered to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, if you started with a standard 30 years ago and realized that with some coins you&#039;re almost never reaching the mid to high MS grades (MS69 and MS70 excluded), change is inevitable. The standard from the start was/is to utilize as much of the Sheldon Scale as possible. They haven&#039;t expanded into MS71, yet.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Let us consider that a success. As they process millions of coins and keep stats, they gain a certain understanding of which coins were stored or transported a certain way, how they were generally struck as a whole mintage and the bast grades that came across their TPG desks to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you keep an open mind and don&#039;t dwell on the first baby steps of the TPGs, you can easlily factor in the possibility of grades that used to cap at MS62 - MS63, evolving and being slabbed as MS64 - MS65. If and when perfection walks through the door at an given reputable TPG, they always have that MS68 - MS70 window to utilize.</p><p><br /></p><p>Change is a constant. Art is imperfect. I see no need for such a strict approach to grading, unless one is willing to accept a scientific standard in grading and willing to move with the times.</p><p><br /></p><p>How can anyone seriously criticize change or inconsistency when it comes to subjective opinions? Maybe you should factor in the employee eye care plan of each better TPG, when criticizing these standards, within a so called form of art. Your so called art is abstract, live with it, accept it...</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">edited - forum rules</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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