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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1867037, member: 112"]It's 1 and 2 in my opinion. PCGS has publicly admitted to #2, NGC has always done it - graded coins as 70's. I seriously doubt either of them will ever admit to #1. But the evidence that they have lowered their standards across the board, and more than once, is overwhelming.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course people in general are always reluctant to face up or admit to the most the recent change, but oddly enough they are always willing to acknowledge changes that took place before that. The logic of that alone boggles my mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as a perfect coin, there is no such thing as a perfect coin, and 70 grade does not mean that a coin is perfect. A 70 coin is merely as close to perfect that a coin can get, so people, including the TPG's themselves, describe a 70 as a perfect coin. But quite simply it is nothing more than the highest grade that can be given to a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1867037, member: 112"]It's 1 and 2 in my opinion. PCGS has publicly admitted to #2, NGC has always done it - graded coins as 70's. I seriously doubt either of them will ever admit to #1. But the evidence that they have lowered their standards across the board, and more than once, is overwhelming. Of course people in general are always reluctant to face up or admit to the most the recent change, but oddly enough they are always willing to acknowledge changes that took place before that. The logic of that alone boggles my mind. As far as a perfect coin, there is no such thing as a perfect coin, and 70 grade does not mean that a coin is perfect. A 70 coin is merely as close to perfect that a coin can get, so people, including the TPG's themselves, describe a 70 as a perfect coin. But quite simply it is nothing more than the highest grade that can be given to a coin.[/QUOTE]
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