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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3251446, member: 24314&quot;]BooksB4Coins, asked: &quot;[USER=24314]@Insider[/USER], longing for that long-lost anonymity yet?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, I really did enjoy being an unknown so I could be my normal nasty and abrasive self when dealing with misinformation.&nbsp; My only regret about joining a form at all is the time commitment.&nbsp; I&#039;m behind in my regular columns.&nbsp; Nevertheless, I&#039;ve learned a lot and get ideas for columns.&nbsp; Obviously, it is embarrassing when I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> make the mistakes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree w/Lehigh96.&nbsp; &quot;The idea that the TPGs change their standards for numerical grading to drive resubmissions is <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">total lunacy</span></i></b>.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t agree with this:&nbsp; &quot;Gradeflation is the <span style="color: #ff0000">natural result of the subjectivity of grading combined with a financial incentive to upgrade</span>,...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Gradeflation occurred as standards were loosened.&nbsp; It also allowed coins to be graded higher to reflect their increasing value over time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;physics-fan3.14, posted: &quot;You are out of the game of buying and selling coins, is what I meant. Obviously, I know you&#039;re still heavily involved here. But <span style="color: #b30000">if you don&#039;t have that first-hand experience of buying and selling,</span> that is significantly different than being a prominent member of a coin website. Things have changed quite a bit in the last few decades.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Without the experience of being in the trenches day-to-day with your finger on the pulse of the market, it is difficult to be a commercial grader or to know what the &quot;spread&quot; is on an individual coin.&nbsp; Many coins are graded higher AND lower <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> than their actual condition depending on what they are.&nbsp; However, grading a coin as a collector/dealer is a personal and subjective pursuit.&nbsp; Anyone, with Doug&#039;s experience, can grade a coin without buying or selling them.&nbsp; The closer that person comes to the norm of the present time the better grader they will appear to be to more people.&nbsp; Professional TPGS employees are a fairly good example.&nbsp; They don&#039;t sell coins but in many cases, they are allowed to buy coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>TypeCoin971793, posted: &quot;I saw hairlines on an MS-63+ coin, so I wanted to learn where to learn where lines are drawn in regard to grading UNC coins with hairlines. I think you can understand my frustration when the answer is that it is completely arbitrary. And then a fanboy shows up and says that the standards are always changing, but then tries to argue that they are consistent. So which is it?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>If you wish to learn the &quot;line.&quot;&nbsp; You&#039;ll need to look at graded coins by the major grading services.&nbsp; MS coins can have hairlines from improper cleaning or mishandling and still be straight graded.&nbsp; Read the ANA Grading guide chart with the silver dollars to get a start.&nbsp; Then you&#039;ll need to learn the difference between these lines on coins.&nbsp; When does a hairline become a tiny scratch?&nbsp; When does a tiny scratch become a scratch or a gouge?&nbsp; It is all a matter of degree.&nbsp; The problem is as of yet there is no standard.&nbsp; Be patient, I&#039;m working on it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I have learned only one thing from this thread: <i><span style="color: #ff0000">gold coins are given leniency</span></i> due to the softness of the metal. And that still does not answer my question.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a big step!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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