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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2343802, member: 24314&quot;]Apples and oranges!&nbsp; I&#039;m not talking about RAW coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000">APPLES:</span>&nbsp; What you have stated is absolutely true.&nbsp; When a raw coin goes into a TPGS, it gets graded.&nbsp; There is no guarantee that the grade will stay the same as different people MAY grade it.&nbsp; That&#039;s what the finalizer is for.&nbsp; To keep consistency as best he can.&nbsp; He is human too.&nbsp; Additionally, the coin may have a different finalizer.&nbsp; The QC grader generally does not change a grade.&nbsp; He looks for label errors.&nbsp; There are even stories of a coin that is &quot;recognized&quot; being held at the same grade and then bumped after several tries.&nbsp; Who knows <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>NOW, to the <span style="color: #b30000">ORANGES:&nbsp; <span style="color: #000000">You catch a majority of long-time employees (TPG&#039;s) at a show and hand them a PCGS or NGC slab with the grade covered and they will hit the grade at least 95% of the time.&nbsp; That&#039;s what I have OBSERVED at shows and grading seminars and I&#039;m sticking to it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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