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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 2104193, member: 11854&quot;]I was there and quite active in this market as both a dealer and collector.&nbsp; My experience in high end, toned gems and both circulated and mint state classic type is that the last version of the OGH (around December 1994-September 1998) was a little bit less tight (less conservative) than the previous version OGH, but that the first version of the blue insert holders (around September 1998-February 2002) were every bit as tight as the OGHs.&nbsp; Additionally, the next short-lived blue insert holder (around February 2002-November 2004) was initially consistent with these standards, too.&nbsp; However, I noticed a definite relaxation in my niche sometime in 2003 and that lasted several years, at least.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind that this is for my niche (wonderfully toned gems or circulated and mint state classic coins; primarily silver) and this is for the average coin.&nbsp; Many of the better coins have been cracked out by now, but some are cherished.&nbsp; Lastly, while the grading standards might have changed, what also changed was what PCGS considered a problem-coin and they have gotten much more tough on certain problems in the last fifteen years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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