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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1881619, member: 5233"]I think this can be a difficult issue...and it's one that every collector must make for themselves.  What grading standard do you want to adhere to.  The market seems to accept (currently) the grading standards of PCGS and NGC...even though they are different, seem to change frequently and lack an accurate published grading guide.  That is what the market accepts.  I think with enough study and looking at slabs...and staying current, one can get a pretty good feel for the market grading trends and know what is currently considered good for a given grade.  But, that takes a lot of studying of slabbed coins in hand and you must stay up to date. On the other hand, one can choose to use a published grading guide like the ANA guide for grading.  It changes very little over the years...but it grades coins quite differently (and more conservatively) than the TPGs currently do.  Now, which is correct?  I don't think it really matters as long as you are consistent.  If the coin is a MS63 according to the ANA and MS65 according to PCGS...it is still the same coin and worth the same money.  As long as you know that such a coin will get current market prices for an MS65 coin...there should be no issues.[/QUOTE]