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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 138052, member: 112"]It's absolutely true - there are many examples of grading experts disagreeing on the grade of a given coin. However - it's kind of like the forrest and the trees thing. What do I mean ? Just that - all too often people can't see the forrest because they focus on individual trees. </p><p><br /></p><p>And THAT'S what happens when grading coins is discussed. We all talk about the times when the experts disagree - this company says this, that company says that - those examples are the trees. And there may well be thousands of them. </p><p><br /></p><p>But what about the forrest ?? There may be thousands of trees, but between NGC, PCGS, ANACS & ICG there have been over 30 MILLION coins graded. And with the vast majority of them - the experts do agree on the grade. But do we ever talk about that ? Of course not - we're too busy lookin at the trees <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 138052, member: 112"]It's absolutely true - there are many examples of grading experts disagreeing on the grade of a given coin. However - it's kind of like the forrest and the trees thing. What do I mean ? Just that - all too often people can't see the forrest because they focus on individual trees. And THAT'S what happens when grading coins is discussed. We all talk about the times when the experts disagree - this company says this, that company says that - those examples are the trees. And there may well be thousands of them. But what about the forrest ?? There may be thousands of trees, but between NGC, PCGS, ANACS & ICG there have been over 30 MILLION coins graded. And with the vast majority of them - the experts do agree on the grade. But do we ever talk about that ? Of course not - we're too busy lookin at the trees :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
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