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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1622866, member: 26302&quot;]It creates a whole world of cherry picking opportunities. It also explains a whole world of price discrepancies if you understand this. This is why there are always such variations in prices in the same grade. However, a lot of people like you said do not pay attention to the actual coin, just the grade on the slab. </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding NGC grading ancients...........that is a sore point. I have a whole rant about their shortcomings over in the ancient/world section. Basically its them coming in with US grading standards and applying them to ancients who have been grading coins and developing our own system of grading long before any pilgrim shot his first turkey. I have bandsawed quite a few of their slabs, IF I like the coin enough to have to put up with cracking open the plastic. Any ancient in TPG plastic is an automatic $20 deduction in bid from me for having to put up with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>To JA, I understand sir, and everyone needs to understand the current system. I am simply pointing out a major shortcoming to it. I believe if you understand this shortcoming it will help you not only understand pricing better, but maybe also position you better to take advantage of it like matthew points out. More education is always better in my view.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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