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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;torontokuba, post: 2012344, member: 56793&quot;]I don&#039;t think it is bad etiquette, if you&#039;re going to be charged a serious premium for a figment of imagination grade on a given coin. If you are staring at an MS 65/66, the price reflects an MS 68 and there are no other alternatives on display, how does it make any sense not to inquire? Isn&#039;t that part of building one of those honest, long-lasting, fruitful relationships the dealer supporters here are trying to peddle as a must have?</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no single correct answer if grading is subjective. Last I checked, it was. I guess some of us here can&#039;t even keep our facts straight when it comes to different people and different flavors of ice cream.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I wish all junk food analogies were applied consistently on the forum, not selectively. Grades vary because people&#039;s perception and experience with certain coins varies. It is possible for a grade not to have a single correct answer. Not all coins are going to be straight forward and easy to decipher in their appearance. We just had a good explanation of how even an expert may not apply himself/herself and miss some surface issue at first glance. Looks like he can also be asked and approached...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bean-wars-cac.254721/page-2#post-2011993" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/bean-wars-cac.254721/page-2#post-2011993">Bean Wars - CAC</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you factor in the old approach of grading both sides, for example EF/AU, the opinions on that coin may vary through 40, 45, 50, 53, 55, 58. We&#039;ve seen enough subjective grading mistakes, that discussing the grade should not be considered bad etiquette. Bad etiquette is peddling overgraded coins. When in doubt, offer to buy after it comes back from TPG or CAC.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe you would be wasting a bit of your time with these questions to dealers and TPG&#039;s. See point number three in this thread, sums up the reality of the situation pretty well...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/some-observations-from-the-coin-show.252319/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/some-observations-from-the-coin-show.252319/">Some observations from the coin show</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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