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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 1833110, member: 36230&quot;]The &quot;cheap camera&quot; likely has little to do with it; it is a mere tool and gives results that are a reflection of the person using it. The first digital I purchased for coin imaging was a 0.3mp (or perhaps it was 1.3), had a horrid fixed plastic lens, and cost many hundreds of dollars at that time, but once leaning its limitations and how to use it, even this POS was able to provide more than suitable results; with a little effort, I am quite certain that you can do the same in spite of of the camera&#039;s price or quality.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>First, please realize that not everyone sets their individual opinion to the same standard, so even though you may feel there is undergrading here, to what are you measuring against? Each TPG can have different standards for different coins, and at times do not follow their own standards, so who&#039;s wrong and who is right?</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps I am mistaken, but it seems as if you view this supposed &quot;undergrading&quot; as a negative even though there is nothing wrong with setting one&#039;s standards to a more conservative level, and those who do are the ones who usually end up with superior collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, as for your view of this forum, you must understand that there are many different levels of experience represented here, so are you going to place the same weight in someone who is likely repeating the opinions given by others, or those simply shooting from the hip as you would more experienced member, or perhaps someone whose livelihood depends on sound judgment calls?</p><p><br /></p><p>Only so much can be told from images, and this is especially true when they are poorly taken, so how do you plan to account for this? Trying to grade using whatever photos are provided can be a crapshoot, so judging the opinions based on them is an exercise in futility. Instead of concocting a plan to prove your suspicion, perhaps the time spent would be better used to improve on and/or tweak your own grading skills; this way, you will not need or care about the opinions given on this or any other forum. After all, if a collector, your opinion is the only one that should matter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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