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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2755172, member: 24314&quot;]Lehigh96, posted: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">&quot;The surfaces of this coin clearly meet the criteria for MS65, Light &amp; scattered without major distracting marks in the prime focal areas.&nbsp; There isn&#039;t a single major mark on the entire coin.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Ah, you are finally coming around (<b>now it is a 65 rather than 66</b>) to the consensus written by most of us <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />; however,our definition of &quot;<span style="color: #ff0000">major</span>&quot; is different. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">&quot;Beating a dead horse is utilizing your grading standards to criticize the grade of a coin graded by NGC who uses their own standards.&nbsp; We get it, by your standards, it is an MS65.&nbsp; The real question is when are you debuting your grading service?&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Insider&#039;s <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Coin Grading Service is coming to Coin Talk soon.&nbsp; BTW, I&#039;ve had the luck and time <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> to have been instructed on many occasions by former and present NGC graders and finalizers.&nbsp; Obviously, I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> need much more instruction. Nevertheless, IMO, this is a coin they should not be proud of. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">&quot;You decided to go on an absolute rant about my enlightenment comment a few days ago, but all I am trying to do is explain the differences between how the TPGs grades compared to how people on this forum grade coins.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see anything wrong with that pursuit.&quot;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">You should be commended (you are here-all the time-including by me) for all the TRUE enlightening posts you have made. That&#039;s what this forum is for.&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">However, arguing what is at best a MS-65 (see I&#039;ve loosened up a bit too) is a MS-67+ because that&#039;s the way NGC grades is too much of a stretch.&nbsp; They made a mistake.&nbsp; The coin is overgraded by any standard.&nbsp; Shame on CAC too!&nbsp; As soon as a bigger fool <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> than its future buyer cracks it for a try for MS-68, the error <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> will be corrected.</span></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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