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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1785226, member: 20480&quot;]I&#039;ve previously written about the apparent success rate of an unnamed large auction house getting problem coins into graded holders.&nbsp; I suspect this is hard to do, unless you are resourceful, and the problem with the coin is less significant with the target coin, than with others having the same type of problem.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By resourceful, what I mean is that you probably need access to at least one other coin with a similar problem, but of much greater severity.&nbsp; An auction house of this size certainly has access to many more coins of the type needed for this purpose than do we.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My guess is this will only succeed consistently with certain types of problem coins . . . hairlines not too concentrated in a relatively small area, light rim dings, spotting, light corrosion, a light scratch, a moderate wheel mark at a barely noticeable angle, etc.&nbsp; Serious problems are not likely to be forgiven by any professional grader, no matter what frame of mind he / she is in.&nbsp; The idea here is that submitting the worst coin just before the targeted upgrade is likely to desensitize the grader to the lesser issue on the next coin examined. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for me personally, I&#039;ve resubmitted coins where I felt the problem was really disputable, and probably won the second time around about 50% of the time.</p><p>I suspect this auction house has done very well this way, as I&#039;ve been very disappointed at the large number of apparently overlooked problem coins in their auctions, and decided that I will never again make a special trip just to attend their auctions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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