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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1004177, member: 112"]Yeah I read it. It mostly says exactly what I thought it would say. He's been writing pieces along those lines for the past year or so now. Why I have no idea. It's not like it's something new. This has been going on as long as the TPGs have existed. I guess maybe he's finally noticed the same thing I have noticed - that the standards have loosened greatly in recent years and he's getting tired of it. He learned to grade about the same time I did, has gone through the same things in the hobby that I have and it looks to be affecting him the same way it's been affecting me. It's gotten to the point that it's disgusting. And yes, in one sentence he did use the words "circulation wear". But reality is there is no way to distinguish light circulation wear from cabinet friction or roll friction. There just isn't. But that's because wear is wear period. But the situation is getting worse. Example - a year ago there was no such term as album friction. But today, if you check the PCGS Lingo page you'll find it there. It's just another term for them to use to give them an excuse to grade even more coins as MS when they don't deserve to be graded as MS. Dave Bowers was writting about this stuff 10 years ago in his weekly columns. So was I. But he fnally got tired of nobody listening and gave up. I haven't. One of these days when it gets bad enough people will wake up and say - ENOUGH ![/QUOTE]