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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2015063, member: 15309&quot;]Doug has not graded more coins than the TPGs, that is ridiculous and the TPGs don&#039;t change their standards to satisfy high volume submitters.&nbsp; In fact, Laura Sperber from Legend Numismatics routinely complains about PCGS grades in her updates.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have posted more guess the grade threads on this forum than any other member.&nbsp; The examples you seek are already here.&nbsp; Here is a quick link to a few that surprised me.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-1939-d-mercury-dime-ngc.239138/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-1939-d-mercury-dime-ngc.239138/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-1939-d-mercury-dime-ngc.239138/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-1924-standing-liberty-quarter-bonus.219167/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-1924-standing-liberty-quarter-bonus.219167/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-1924-standing-liberty-quarter-bonus.219167/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and this is the only coin that I was pleasantly surprised:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-ngc-1945-d-jefferson-nickel.246199/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-ngc-1945-d-jefferson-nickel.246199/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/guess-the-assigned-grade-ngc-1945-d-jefferson-nickel.246199/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My point is that it is very easy to pick on the coins that the TPGs overgrade.&nbsp; We find them, we post them, and then we crucify the TPGs for their incompetence.&nbsp; What we don&#039;t see are all of the accurately graded or undergraded coins certified by the TPGs.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because the undergraded coins get resubmitted and the accurately graded coins are not interesting enough to discuss unless they have some other unusual feature unrelated to grade.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know anybody who submits coins to the TPGs who thinks they routinely overgrade their coins.&nbsp; Most believe that the TPGs are conservative in their grading.&nbsp; Now you can chalk that up to the old maxim that ownership adds a point to the grade of a coin if you want, but please keep in mind that many of these people are professional coin dealers and have good grading skills.&nbsp; It just seems to me that most of the people who criticize the TPGs the most don&#039;t even use their service.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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