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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 210985, member: 112"]We've done similiar things in the past, quite a few times even. Certainly no harm in discussing them again though. </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand the points you're making with your examples, not taking them literally just the point of each. But say with your first example, there's really no way to make such a statement and have it be accurate because it changes with each and every coin. For example, there are some coins that NGC is tougher on when it comes to grading. And there are some coins where PCGS is tougher. And there even some coins where ICG is tougher than either NGC or PCGS. Most experienced collectors know this. Most also know that PCGS is far less consistent with their grading than any of the other top TPG's. So to try and make a statement such as the one in your first example just doesn't work because of the many variables.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for your second example you probably could make such a statement. But first you have to make sure that you were talking specifically about errors and not varieties. All too often people mistakenly call a coins an error when they are not, they are instead varieties. You would also have to define specifically what you mean by "first choice". That kind of goes hand in hand with your later comment - "which outfit is the BEST to have an error labeled with?". The same thing applies - how would you define best ? </p><p><br /></p><p>And assuming that you did this, all you would end up with would still just be opinions. Now I realize that that is all you are really after - opinions. But the thing about opinions is that you must then consider the source of those opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 210985, member: 112"]We've done similiar things in the past, quite a few times even. Certainly no harm in discussing them again though. I understand the points you're making with your examples, not taking them literally just the point of each. But say with your first example, there's really no way to make such a statement and have it be accurate because it changes with each and every coin. For example, there are some coins that NGC is tougher on when it comes to grading. And there are some coins where PCGS is tougher. And there even some coins where ICG is tougher than either NGC or PCGS. Most experienced collectors know this. Most also know that PCGS is far less consistent with their grading than any of the other top TPG's. So to try and make a statement such as the one in your first example just doesn't work because of the many variables. Now for your second example you probably could make such a statement. But first you have to make sure that you were talking specifically about errors and not varieties. All too often people mistakenly call a coins an error when they are not, they are instead varieties. You would also have to define specifically what you mean by "first choice". That kind of goes hand in hand with your later comment - "which outfit is the BEST to have an error labeled with?". The same thing applies - how would you define best ? And assuming that you did this, all you would end up with would still just be opinions. Now I realize that that is all you are really after - opinions. But the thing about opinions is that you must then consider the source of those opinions.[/QUOTE]
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