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<p>[QUOTE="statequarterguy, post: 929557, member: 21782"]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Does anyone know of a good source that will tell someone how to grade high grade modern coins (MS68, MS69 & MS70)? Do any of the TPG’ers publish their standards for these grades? I have TPG graded examples for some series that I can refer to, but I’d like to find written standards to use in conjunction with these slabbed coins.</font></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Some related questions. If the TPG’ers cannot or do not publish written descriptions for these high grades, how can they justify placing a particular high grade on the coin? How can the consumer have any confidence that the coin warrants that grade? I’m sorry, but, “Trust me, I’m a professional”, doesn’t cut it. A hobbyist should be able to grade their high grade raw coins based on written standards, as they do with lower grade coins or it’s all a fool’s game, as many hobbyists believe.</font></span></p><p> </p><p>Edited: Same questions/concerns apply to proofs (PR68, PR69 & PR70)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="statequarterguy, post: 929557, member: 21782"][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Does anyone know of a good source that will tell someone how to grade high grade modern coins (MS68, MS69 & MS70)? Do any of the TPG’ers publish their standards for these grades? I have TPG graded examples for some series that I can refer to, but I’d like to find written standards to use in conjunction with these slabbed coins.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Some related questions. If the TPG’ers cannot or do not publish written descriptions for these high grades, how can they justify placing a particular high grade on the coin? How can the consumer have any confidence that the coin warrants that grade? I’m sorry, but, “Trust me, I’m a professional”, doesn’t cut it. A hobbyist should be able to grade their high grade raw coins based on written standards, as they do with lower grade coins or it’s all a fool’s game, as many hobbyists believe.[/FONT][/COLOR] Edited: Same questions/concerns apply to proofs (PR68, PR69 & PR70)[/QUOTE]
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