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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 13558, member: 112&quot;]clad - you and I have been involved in these discussions many times over the years. We pretty well know what each other thinks about the subject. More often than not - we seem to think alike. It&#039;s human nature to be afraid of change. And when it comes to grading coins - it&#039;s not much different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most &quot;old time&quot; collectors have hated the slabs and the grading companies ever since they first appeared. They cry repeatedly - go back to the old system of G - F - VF - XF - UNC ! And somehow they forget what that old system did to them. How it allowed dealers to sell coins at hugely inflated prices for the grade. How it allowed new collectors to be ripped off even worse than they are today.</p><p><br /></p><p>But mention that the grading companies are going to begin using designations such as FT or FBL that will actually help describe the coin in greater detail - and they scream all the louder. </p><p><br /></p><p>People have fought against change since day one. The first time a family moved into a home built by hand and out of a cave - they fought it. They fought against the installation of electricity and utilities into their homes. They fought against the advent of the automobile and the airplane. And for years they fought against the internet and computers.</p><p><br /></p><p>But all those things have come to pass and today people would not know what to do without them. Change within the grading industry will come to pass as well. It&#039;s just a matter of time&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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