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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Analyst, post: 2387625, member: 29854&quot;]<i>GoldFinger: &lt;&lt;When you hear these guys at PCGS, NGC, and CAC having to look at 300-500 coins a day, that&#039;s ridiculous. That averages out to 2 minutes TOPS and probably as little as 30-45 seconds on a busy day. That&#039;s too little time to look at a coin, grade it, give it a 2nd look, AND look for fraud. It&#039;s ridiculous. &gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps each grader evaluates 800 to 1250 a day at PCGS. One former NGC grader told me that he graded as many as 1500 coins in one day.</p><p><br /></p><p>This article, which includes discussions of grading speed and accuracy, was the winner of an award from the NLG:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/how-will-coin-collectors-interpret-certified-coin-grades-in-the-future/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/how-will-coin-collectors-interpret-certified-coin-grades-in-the-future/" rel="nofollow">How will Coin Collectors Interpret Certified Coin Grades in the Future?</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>GoldFinger: &lt;&lt;Coin doctoring was another problem.... Laura Sperber was on that for a while. TPGs knew who was doctoring and sometimes didn&#039;t act. &gt;&gt;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Laura made a lot of noise, much of which was beneficial, from 2007 to 2009. I have been &quot;on that&quot; for years, since 2010!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/news/more-news/coin-grading/coin-rarities-related-topics-the-introduction-of-the-pcgs-coin-sniffer-to-detect-doctored-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/news/more-news/coin-grading/coin-rarities-related-topics-the-introduction-of-the-pcgs-coin-sniffer-to-detect-doctored-coins/" rel="nofollow">The Formal Introduction of the PCGS &#039;Coin Sniffer&#039; at the PCGS Luncheon</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/coin-rarities-related-topics-defining-coin-doctoring-and-dipping-additions-to-the-pcgs-lawsuit-against-alleged-coin-doctors/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/general-collecting/coin-rarities-related-topics-defining-coin-doctoring-and-dipping-additions-to-the-pcgs-lawsuit-against-alleged-coin-doctors/" rel="nofollow">Defining Coin Doctoring and Dipping, Additions to the PCGS Lawsuit Against Alleged Coin Doctors – 09/08/10</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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