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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1266503, member: 22331&quot;]<b>A Grade Defines Condition, Regardless....</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I respectfully differ with your pleading, as I can easily present coins of the &quot;teen&quot; Era that are believed properly graded, thus:</b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2Fwalking-liberty-1916-half-dollar-XF-NGC-certified-%2F330612579683%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem4cfa0b9d63" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2Fwalking-liberty-1916-half-dollar-XF-NGC-certified-%2F330612579683%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem4cfa0b9d63" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/walking-liberty-1916-half-dollar-XF-NGC-certified-/330612579683?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item4cfa0b9d63</a></p><p><b>or rebut your argument by showing a 1940s&#039; Era coin that I plead most informed viewers would find in conflict with the stated &quot;standard&quot;, thus: (which I would respectfully grade Fine, at best)</b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1942-WALKING-LIBERTY-HALF-DOLLAR-PCGS-CERTIFIED-AU50-%2F270808032792%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem3f0d6aa618" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1942-WALKING-LIBERTY-HALF-DOLLAR-PCGS-CERTIFIED-AU50-%2F270808032792%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem3f0d6aa618" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1942-WALKING-LIBERTY-HALF-DOLLAR-PCGS-CERTIFIED-AU50-/270808032792?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3f0d6aa618</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>If one desires &quot;overgraded?&quot; specimens from the years between those presented in this posting, I could easily accommodate.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>As to any arguments supported by photograde references, I can show similar disparities in those publications, where the photos are obviously in disagreement with verbal description, and similar condition coin images are shown for differing class gradings.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I would plead that the only objective material to be used for universal grading is the original illustrated&nbsp; OFFICIAL A.N.A. GRADING STANDARDS FOR UNITED STATES COINS, Copyright 1977.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The point presented by my posts is that there is no accepted universal grading standard, as the Creme De La Creme of TPG may espouse a standard, while certifying to what I believe is one of ridicule. I believe an objective court reviewing my arguments would find that virtually any advertised grade is acceptable.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Just my humble pleadings, supported by public publishings. </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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