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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3729465, member: 24314&quot;]Marshall, posted: 7, member: &quot;I&#039;m a devote&#039; of EAC grading so <b><span style="color: #b30000">I typically grade at least one to two grades lower than TPGs.</span></b> I believe EAC grading is the last bastion of consistent grading over time in an era of grade inflation.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found EAC grading/graders to be very strict and they are usually &quot;right-on&quot; when assigning the sharpness grade of a copper coin.&nbsp; Unfortunately, their grading system <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> &quot;falls apart&quot; as soon as they start lowering the coins ACTUAL CONDITION GRADE for defects.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />Thus, we see things like a TPGS AU details coin being graded <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> VF-35!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>No one can question a KNOWLEDGEABLE collector&#039;s personal grade <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (&quot;<b>I typically grade at least one to two grades lower than TPGs.&quot;) </b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">but all of you better learn how most informed folks <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 mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and the TPGS&#039;s grade.&nbsp; </span></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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