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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7341259, member: 24314&quot;]<b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">NEVER</span></font></i></b> without a big &quot;scam.&quot;&nbsp; Look, <b><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">grading is an art</span></b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>That means professionals - grader/dealer/collector can fudge any time for any reason.&nbsp; An 1884-S dollar is GRADED DIFFERENTLY.&nbsp; An 1804 dollar is graded differently.&nbsp; Even common coins are graded differently because of all the factors involved including a person&#039;s experience and allowing for the degree of all the different factors making up a grade.&nbsp; How much friction wear is too much on a MS graded coin?&nbsp; How much improper cleaning?&nbsp; Ever hear of &quot;Market Acceptability?&quot;&nbsp; How does the STUPID, FOLLY of net grading fit in?</p><p><br /></p><p>The ONLY WAY (it can be started today!) a coin&#039;s grade can be set forever is to professionally grade it and then IMAGE IT and seal it by ONE single entity.&nbsp; Let&#039;s say one of the four current major services grades a coin.&nbsp; Then an entity such as CAC approves the grade.&nbsp; Then CAC Prime agrees and images the coin.&nbsp; It will remain that grade forever if it stays in that condition.&nbsp; If it is ever cracked, the computer image will catch it.&nbsp; That equals UNIVERSAL computer grading for those specimens.&nbsp; Rare coins will not go from XF to MS in a matter of decades.&nbsp; The grade will remain constant and ONLY THEIR VALUE will change.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, any TPGS can start this sort of human-assisted computer grading today!&nbsp; Grade the coin, image it, and slab it.&nbsp; Then any PCGS coin would stay the same any time it was sent in raw. Any NGC coin done this way would also stay the same.&nbsp; Gradeflation would be ended.&nbsp; The standards of today would prevail.&nbsp; Now I ask you, WHY in the heck would any TPGS want to do this?&nbsp; Do you think they really care about us?</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line: Learn how the TPGS grade and then USING YOUR PERSONAL &quot;EDUCATED/INFORMED&quot; opinion, collect what you like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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