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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3885540, member: 15309&quot;]Those numbers from PCGS are wrong.&nbsp; Are we supposed to believe that the number of gold coins graded MS69 jumped from 21 to 106,921 in the span of 3 years without including modern commemoratives or gold bullion coins?&nbsp; That is simply a preposterous conclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>My conclusion from those number is that modern/bullion coins are included in the numbers despite the fact that PCGS states that they are not.&nbsp; The only way to glean anything from these numbers would be to show them as a percentage of increase from 2003 to 2006, and then look to see if a pattern emerges.&nbsp; What is plainly obvious is the the highest grades increased at a much high rate than all of the other grades.&nbsp; For example, look at the % increase of the following categories of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>8-35:&nbsp;&nbsp; 91%</p><p>MS64:&nbsp; 21%</p><p>MS65:&nbsp; 25%</p><p>MS69:&nbsp; 25,550%</p><p>Total:&nbsp;&nbsp; 39%</p><p><br /></p><p>These numbers tell you nothing about gradeflation and simply show a change in the types of coins being submitted.&nbsp; Moderns and/or bullion submissions increased dramatically[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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