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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2624252, member: 24314&quot;]You make good points but please consider this...The coins that were &quot;cherrypicked&quot; using charts to make his point are <b><span style="color: #b30000">very uncommon</span></b> in the <span style="color: #b30000"><b>very high</b> </span>grades that are adding to the total pop. numbers.&nbsp; Loose grading standards over time also added to the pop and we all know that even if NGC has tried harder to hold to consistent standards (and may have succeeded better than PCGS - Mark&#039;s point) NGC is just as guilty as PCGS for the changes over time as more coins are graded higher.&nbsp; That is a fact.&nbsp; Anyone, who says standards have not changed since the late 1980&#039;s is ignorant.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Salzberg is not ignorant.&nbsp; I have been told by numerous professionals including Mark that standards have indeed changed a little due to the fact that the TPGS are recognizing/learning more about the nuances of grading.&nbsp; Perhaps it&#039;s one reason that in some series especially, coins that were formerly graded AU are now commonly found in Mint State slabs. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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