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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 2027580, member: 30574&quot;]Well, I saw that one coming a mile away, since you always have a &quot;point&quot; to your threads.&nbsp; First off, I am in the camp that grading standards have loosened some, but not a lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the OGH days, I don&#039;t think we saw rarity bumps, big bumps for outstanding toning, etc. that we see today. So this coin does not fall in that category of being &quot;special&quot;.&nbsp; This is a pretty generic Morgan, so it would probably get graded close to the same way today. It would be given a straight technical grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, with all that said, posting a coin in an OGH that is properly graded by today&#039;s standards, really does not do all that much to prove your point ( even though I mostly agree with it). The reason is, the coin is STILL in an OGH. Those holders have been picked over for years, and anything worth a crackout has already been done.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that brings me to my thoughts on gradeflation. It seems to me the crackout game is actually what is responsible for at least half of what is precieved as gradeflation. With the crackout game being was it is, coins seem to always find their way in the highest possible holder, so standards appear looser since a coin may have been submitted 10 times or more to get that 66 grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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