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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2965847, member: 24314&quot;]I&#039;ll address the easy one first:&nbsp; TheFinn, posted:&nbsp; &quot;How COULD an overstrike be an MS70?&nbsp; It starts out on an imperfect &quot;planchet&quot;.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=76863]@baseball21[/USER] answered this.&nbsp;&nbsp; Origuinally, &quot;For condition 70, the coin must be exactly as it left the dies,aexcept for a slight mellowing of the color.&quot;&nbsp; Condition 70 means <i>perfect</i> Mint State.&quot;&nbsp; That&#039;s why TPGS allow small struck thru&#039;s on SE graded MS/PR-70.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Mainebill, posted: &quot;I feel the big 2 are about 80% accurate most of the time.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Then he starts to list many of his experiences making up his claim of 20% grading errors.&nbsp; If you have ever been in a coin grading seminar (even the advanced class) the entire week could be wasted on stories such as those posted by this member.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, let me say that <b>the TPGS are far from perfect</b>.&nbsp; Additionally, our different personal experiences and skill levels determine how we rate a particular TPGS opinion.&nbsp; That&#039;s why whenever I read stories like those posted above <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I am amused.&nbsp; No, actually when I see that someone questions the grade assigned by a major TPGS I usually <b><span style="color: #ff0000">HOWL WITH LAUGHTER</span></b>! </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s because from personal contact in many classes and at coin shows the sad <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />fact is that<b> most people cannot grade.</b>&nbsp; Most small time dealers couldn&#039;t detect a cleaned coin if you scrubbed it with Brillo while the watched!! </p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, the number of under graded coins is virtually non-existent because someone much smarter buys it and it gets up graded.&nbsp; Only the over graded coins should be a problem but we don&#039;t hear much complaining about them do we. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; So IMO, the 20% number mentioned is incorrect.&nbsp; It is probably closer to 2% and those are the over graded slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a clue for all of us.&nbsp; The TPGS&#039;s need your business.&nbsp; They play so &quot;loosey-goosey&quot; in order to straight grade that old timers as me sometimes choke.&nbsp; Therefore, know that when you get a coin back in a details grade IT HAS A <b>REAL</b> PROBLEM whether you can find it or not!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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