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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jeff, post: 4564, member: 585&quot;]I can attest to that. I&#039;ve been collecting and studying for decades. Every now and then I will test myself and send one in to see how sharp I&#039;m staying.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, because the grading companies are competing for business and more improtantly overly concerned with being tagged as an &quot;overgrader&quot; -they are now undergrading by a point -just to remain conservative. Problem here is, most collectors/dealers send in thier coins for grading because they really are confident of thier grade. Why else would one spend the fortune to pay, insure, + postage to receive a grade point less than you imagined. And, dont most of us who send in coins expect a point or so lower than what it should grade?</p><p><br /></p><p>No names but some have lost my business for trying to protect their image or accuracy. Wow what a mess we have out there. I&#039;m poo-hoo on the whole grade scale thing anyway. It went from a few slides to decimals of a slide....MS60, 61, 62, 63 64 and wow 65 -talk about out of hand. Okay I&#039;m done. (I do feel better now -thanks)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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