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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3250812, member: 112&quot;]Ya know, I readily admit I could have made my comment in a better way. I readily agree that standards do change from time to time. And yes, I readily agree that even grading standards change, but again from to time. But rarely do they change in a radical manner, and rarely do they change as frequently as what the TPGs change theirs. The published ANA standards have not changed in any significant way since 1986. Yes there have been a few, but only a few, and very minor changes at that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take the change in the kilogram that Kurt mentioned, there was a change. But they didn&#039;t change the weight, a kilo of meat is still going to weigh 2.2 lbs. at the butcher shop. They changed the scientific definition of how a kilo is measured. And even though there was a change, it was only made after 129 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>And there&#039;s something else - they published the change, told everybody what it was and how it would now be measured. Ya see, that&#039;s the thing, for something to even be a standard, people at least have to know what that new standard is.</p><p><br /></p><p>But did the TPGs do that ? Not in the least. As a matter of fact they swear up and down that they have not changed their grading standards. There is that one time they admit to, but that occurred in 1987, when they decided to change their grading standards because they believed they were too strict - their words, not mine. But since then they swear there have been no changes. </p><p><br /></p><p>The facts however, the evidence, say otherwise. Even the fans of the TPGs, their defenders, say otherwise. They readily admit to the standards having been changed. But can even one of them tell me where those new standards are published so that people actually know what the new standards are ? </p><p><br /></p><p>But mostly, why do the TPGs deny it ? Why do they swear the standards have not changed ? Even when everybody on the planet, even their defenders and fans, know and admit they have ? </p><p><br /></p><p>I can think of only one reason for the denial. For if they admit it, and actually tell people what the new standards are, how much they have changed, and how many times and how often they have changed - if they came right out and told people that every coin previously graded automatically got a 2-3 grade upgrade - doing so would greatly undermine their credibility in the eyes of the public.</p><p><br /></p><p>But ya know what, even I could accept that ! I may not agree with it but I could accept it if they would just be straightforward and honest about it. And tell people, publish, what their new standards are. </p><p><br /></p><p>But to deny it outright, I don&#039;t know about anybody else, but to me that speaks volumes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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