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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1767510, member: 15309&quot;]That is a rather unfair question. I have stated previously in this thread that the TPGs have expanded some aspects of market grading since their inception. The practice of grading coins with high point wear as mint state coins in order to allow for roll friction is another example. Therefore, it seems rather obvious that sliders in early generation holders will see more upgrades than coins that have been recently graded under the revised standards.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That said, the TPGs still use the AU58 grade and do not abuse the roll friction allowance as much as most people would like to believe. Some coins are just difficult to grade. This coin was graded last December.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Standing%20Liberty%20Quarters/SLQ1924NGCMS62_zps9cc13b67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But that is because I cracked it out and resubmitted the coin. The year before it was given this grade!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Standing%20Liberty%20Quarters/SLQ1924NGCAU58Crackout_zps795a85a7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Other series are easier to grade and the AU58 grade is used consistently without much controversy.&nbsp; Please note the friction in the fields.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Barber%20Quarters/BQ1900NGCAU58_zps53d4ed89.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Don&#039;t worry, the AU58 grade is alive and well.&nbsp; Posting a coin with high point wear and an MS grade on the label is provocative and has been the subject of many threads on internet coin forums over the years.&nbsp; It is much less interesting to create a thread with a subject &quot;hey look at my AU coin with an AU label.&quot;&nbsp; Just because you don&#039;t see threads about them doesn&#039;t mean they don&#039;t exist.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rather than turning this thread into another endless/pointless debate about whether TPG grading standards have changed, can we return to the original subject which is the grades of the 3 gold coins posted by the OP. I can&#039;t believe that nobody wants to comment on the post I made earlier today (Post #61).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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