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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smon520, post: 66946, member: 3363&quot;]I am somewhat new to the group and wanted to get some opinions on what I call Grade Inflation.&nbsp; I define it as where people are too optimistic on grading there coins.&nbsp; It seems like this always holds true with coin dealers or anyone selling there coins.&nbsp; I have been seeing a lot of coins being pass it off as AU grades, when in reality it is a XF grade (clean in a lot of cases).&nbsp; It is very common to see coins for sell based on one grade too high.&nbsp; I have even caught a dealer cleaning coins.&nbsp; When I questioned the dealer, his claim was he was cleaning MS grades only. I guess you can argue the coin is still in MS but it is not UNC.&nbsp; I thought he was pushing the envelope.&nbsp; Are other members in this group experiencing this frustration or am I just being too meticulous?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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