I didn't believe them when they said PCGS is very tight on grading right now...

It's been explained to you multiple times before about how multiple grades can be the right grade for a coin ect and how yes grading criteria does evolve over time. The myth that gets pushed back on is the nonsense that gets spewed that they loosen and tighten to generate revenue.

 

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Yeah, I just do classic U.S. coins and type stuff. Agreed about seated material.

 

It won't work. Once it's cracked - it's over. It is treated as a new coin because 1) there is no guarantee it is the same coin, 2) you could damage it in the crack out process, and 3) the coin could have incurred damage while in a flip before regrading.

 

Lehigh explicity stated that the cycle of tightening/loosening standards is a myth.

“There is no cycle, this is just more internet conspiracy theory from guys like you who feel slighted and financially damaged by PCGS's grading practices.”

 

As I said "The myth that gets pushed back on is the nonsense that gets spewed that they loosen and tighten to generate revenue."

Yawn.......

Like I said it's been explained many times. Hopefully people reading won't be so mislead by trolls

 

Here we go again.....

 

That's a good reason to buy nice coins in ANACS slabs. If you do your homework you can get a great coin at a great price. You can even crack it out and send it to either NGC or PCGS for grading. If it gets a similar grade then you probably made a good investment when you sell it.

 

The problem is trying to find nice coins in ANACS slabs, because a lot of people do this. The nice ones get picked fairly quickly.

 

This is about Lehigh’s comment, not yours

 

I can't agree more with that. I've bid on some nice ones hoping that others would skip by them because they weren't in NGC or PCGS plastic. Usually they bid up close to comparable NGC or PCGS prices.

 

Beliefs about "loosening" or "tightening" standards are every bit as subjective as.....coin grading by TPGSs!

 

Agreed. They’ve been really tough on seated stuff everything I’ve sent has been about a grade lower and almost everyone I talked to says the same. A lot of solid xf 40s coming back at 35 and au 50 at 45. It basically needs to be a 55 to get an au straight grade. And they’re brutal on surfaces any sort of ancient cleaning will get a details grade

 

Sorry, that sucks

 

I wasn't so sure about this "tight grading" thing, but I had an email from sheridan downey about his current email auction. go to sheridanscoins.com and look at active auctions, lot 89-112 is a group of high end busthalves. A number of them grade high AU but for all appearances are MS. A nice group of coins that were set aside for generations by a family and appear to be totally original. I think you can look at this from a couple of directions: grading is very conservative, or the graders don't account for the variability in production of coins from the hand operated press.

 

The ones graded AU are clearly AU based on the worn-off luster on the high points and weakening of the luster in the fields.

I actually like the new PCGS standards. Oops, did I just say that out loud?

Oh, they do. They are pretty consistent in that regard.

 

As a buyer, we should all love them.

Sellers are less likely to love them....

 

Something is wrong with you.

 

I don't feel that PCGS or NGC has tightened up their grading. At least not on Morgan Dollars. I'm seeing Morgans graded MS 64 that have so much chatter on them, not only on the face but in the fields as well.

 

Cr@p!
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