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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 946931, member: 6036"]Of course selling a fake Rolex is illegal in the US. It's fraud. But again, your analogy breaks down. Hard. Either a watch is a Rolex or it isn't. There is no opinion; there is no middle ground; there is no dispute. It's discrete and clear. Either a watch is a Rolex or it isn't. This is NOT true in coin GRADING. If a seller claims a raw coin is XF45, that is his OPINION. In no case should any seller be accused of fraud in expressing an OPINION. You may strongly disagree, and that's your right and privilege. If a seller is routinely overgrading relative to accepted and reasonable industry practice, it will catch up to them, and soon. They'll be selling burritos at Taco Bell. Of course, there are cases where a coin seller can be guilty of a discrete fraud. Altering a 1944-D Lincoln to look like a 1914-D is a clear case of fraud, just like selling fake a Rolex. There are many other cases.[/QUOTE]