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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 612430, member: 2972&quot;]I think you will find the vast majority of non-copper dealers subscribe to the TPGs way of grading.&nbsp; That&#039;s because the market--i.e. the vast majority of collectors-- also subscribe to this grading standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s not to say there aren&#039;t stalwarts that hang on to older standards.&nbsp; The EAC/copper dealers being a prime example, and as you point out there are a few dealers and collectors that hang onto the ANA standards (mostly old fogies like GDJMSP and his posse <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ).&nbsp; However, I will contend that the vast majority of today&#039;s market on both the buy (collector) and sell (dealer) side subscribe to TPG (i.e. market) grading not ANA grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you disagree?&nbsp; If so, please name five major dealers whose coins are graded via the ANA standards.&nbsp; I think you will be really challenged to do so, but stand ready with an open mind.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As I said in an earlier post (I believe in the 92-cc morgan thread) -- I don&#039;t have a personal grading standard.&nbsp; I grade coins by other people&#039;s standards and my understanding of them -- EAC, ANA, TPG (NGC/PCGS), etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Failing that, I value coins rather than grade them and if pressed on a grade for a particular coin without a given standard a price is typically how I respond (as in the 92-cc thread) -- because it&#039;s the price not the grade that is the only constant at any one time and not subject to varying interpretations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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