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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3405448, member: 97383&quot;]Randy, Your comments are right on &amp; worthy of further examination. Many collectors who guess a grade do not want to be accused of &quot;over grading&quot;, while &quot;under grading&quot; seems less offensive. You&#039;ll also notice that no one guessed a grade higher than what appeared on the slab <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Another factor that makes some collectors hesitant to guess a grade is &quot;gradeflation&quot; that began in the late 1980s. Coins are graded differently today than they were 20 or 30 years ago. I personally know many dealers &amp; collectors who have broken old slabs &amp; sent in coins that were MS65 that came back MS67 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! Coin grading is as much an art as it is a science &amp; opinions will always vary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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