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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2730670, member: 112"]Not doubting what you are saying but I am curious as to what the source of your information is. As to the thread question, the TPGs at least used to always have a grading set for all US coins. But there may be an exception or two in there in regard to "all". But with world coins or non US coins that's a different matter. At one time at least they used to outsource the grading to a recognized authority when they got a coin they were unfamiliar with. But I seem to remember reading that they hired additional personnel to help solve that problem. However, nobody is an authority on all world coins. It's hard enough to be an authority the coins of 1 country or minting entity let alone several hundred of them. With coin one coin alone, the ducat for example, was minted by over 300 different minting entities. Given that, when it comes to grading world coins, I am forced to assume that they fly by the seat of their pants if you will for there is simply no other choice in house. Or, they continue to outsource the grading. But I will say this, they need to do better. And I say that with conviction because I can prove beyond the shadow of any doubt that they have in the past and continue to grade many counterfeit examples of Netherlands gold ducats. And that's just one coin - out of many thousands.[/QUOTE]