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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 866287, member: 112&quot;]It was graded 65.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We shall disagree on that. I think the quality of strike on both coins is equal. But then I think that your coin has wear, that would explain the detail not being quite the same.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well you&#039;re wrong on that count too. I think there are great many coins graded by the TPGs that are graded correctly. Time was you could show me a picture of pretty much any coin you wanted and I could not only pick the grade correctly I could also tell you who graded it. Or show me a picture of a raw coin, tell me who you were sending it to, and I&#039;d tell you what they would grade it before you ever mailed it. And I didn&#039;t miss very often.</p><p><br /></p><p>No Mark, I have a couple of different problems with the TPGs. One is that they routinely over-grade certain coin types, not just once in a while, but virtually every single one. </p><p><br /></p><p>The other problem I have with them is that in recent years they have changed their grading standards to reflect the value of the coin more than they do the condition of the coin. And for those who <u>still</u> think I&#039;m wrong on that point, then I suppose you also believe that it&#039;s pure coincidence for PCGS&#039;s new thing for stopping grade-flation :whistle:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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