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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2703684, member: 76863"]I agree some people have better rates than others and some can have very good rates with the best probably around 90-95% but that still means there will be differences on some. Humans are just incapable of perfection at anything. If we took 200 coins and had someone grade them, then mixed them in with several sound coins over a couple months I can guarantee not all 200 will have the exact same grades. Even if we just held them back for two years than had the same person do it again some would change especially with MS coins mixed in the group. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's not even a knock on anyone, it is just the nature of human driven processes especially one that is subjective like grading and not an exact science. Too often we treat grading like a science with right and wrong answers when it's not unless someone is just way off in left field with their grades. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It would be impossible for me to answer that question given that I think the 90% number is a gross exaggeration. Over 10 percent of pre 2004 PCGS and NGC slabs still exist as well. The population reports aren't evidence either as far to many coins reside in both or multiple times to be anything more than a general reference. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only the internet makes the crackout game seem like a given, it's much harder to be successful consistency than forums make it sound.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2703684, member: 76863"]I agree some people have better rates than others and some can have very good rates with the best probably around 90-95% but that still means there will be differences on some. Humans are just incapable of perfection at anything. If we took 200 coins and had someone grade them, then mixed them in with several sound coins over a couple months I can guarantee not all 200 will have the exact same grades. Even if we just held them back for two years than had the same person do it again some would change especially with MS coins mixed in the group. It's not even a knock on anyone, it is just the nature of human driven processes especially one that is subjective like grading and not an exact science. Too often we treat grading like a science with right and wrong answers when it's not unless someone is just way off in left field with their grades. It would be impossible for me to answer that question given that I think the 90% number is a gross exaggeration. Over 10 percent of pre 2004 PCGS and NGC slabs still exist as well. The population reports aren't evidence either as far to many coins reside in both or multiple times to be anything more than a general reference. Only the internet makes the crackout game seem like a given, it's much harder to be successful consistency than forums make it sound.[/QUOTE]
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