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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 7355136, member: 73489&quot;]That would be James Halperin of HA ?</p><p>Got it....so the initial TPG era of 1986-88 was associated with a loosening.&nbsp; GDJMSP focuses on 2004 as the (major) line of demarcation and has written extensively on that.</p><p>Well, don&#039;t die anytime soon because some of us appreciate the knowledge that Oldtimers like you and GDJMSP can give us. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, just like regular inflation has limits, <b><i>doesn&#039;t gradeflation have limits which in theory should stabilize grading and the industry and coin hobby ? </i></b> I mean, you will NOT see all coins in 30 years being moved up 2-4 grades.&nbsp; MS65 Saints will not be MS67&#039;s, let alone MS68&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">There IS alot of fluidity between the AU50&#039;s and the low-MS60&#039;s, I get that. </span></b> There is an occasional MS64 or MS65 that somehow gets to MS66.&nbsp; I&#039;ve posted the link for the infamous Franklin Gradeflation Thread over at CU (maybe there are other threads for other coins, if so, any links on Morgans or Saints would be appreciated) so I know that the bizarre CAN happen.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #000000">But these appear to be the outliers and there appear to be limits to how far gradeflation can go (thank god). </span> </b>But I do think that the grading system, while not exact, prevents massive fraud and a huge shift that is totally out of balance with reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least I hope so.....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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