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Message:: [QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1881649, member: 29751"]None of the TPGs use the ANA grading standards (and never have as far as I know).  Maybe I'll start posting my grade guesses based on the EAC standards?  or the UK system of grading?  Because those two methods are just as irrelevant when someone asks "What will the TPG grade this coin" as are your ANA grading standards.  When I see you occasionally post grade guesses based on the count of tick marks on coins, I know there is a bit of a disconnect of your grading standards and those used by the TPGs.  One isn't better or worse, they are simply different (though, when someone posts a coin and specifically asks for what you think the TPG will grade the coin -- a guess based on irrelevant different standards is of little educational use).  You never miss a chance to post some negative demeaning comment about what they should have graded the coin. As an aside, my absolutely favorite Jefferson Nickel in my collection does not have the FS designation -- but I don't really care what the plastic says.  It is a stellar coin, purchased for the coin, not the tomb. In summary, I don't buy plastic based on the label.  Thankfully, I mostly collect world coins where the grade difference between an MS64 and MS66 often affects the price little, and I can still chose to collect the MS64 if it looks better to my eye with little if any long-term downside.[/QUOTE]