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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 462667, member: 15309&quot;]The original grade assigned by TPG&#039;s (NGC &amp; PCGS) is not arbitrary.&nbsp; They assign the grade based upon their evaluation of the coin that is consistent with their grading standards and past practices.&nbsp; The assigned grade is an opinion that allows the coin to be traded freely in the market place without bias because the TPG is not profiting from the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>By net grading coins, the TPG is telling the collector that the problem is worth this many $&#039;s simply so people will send them all of their problem coins for encapsulation.&nbsp; I personally have no interest in buying a cleaned coin, and don&#039;t think one drop in grade is a sufficient adjustment to the price.&nbsp; My guess is that each informed collector has their own opinion about what a problem coin is worth.&nbsp; However, new collectors will see the net grade and accept that as the market grade for the coin, because that it what is supposed to happen with the original market grade.&nbsp; My point is that they are crossing a line that hurts numismatics by simply deducting a grade from the coin and slapping the number on the slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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