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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 1055063, member: 10103&quot;]Henry, part of me wants to say, &quot;yes they are&quot;.&nbsp; Many folks say that coins graded back in the early days of the TPG services were judged on a different basis then they are today.&nbsp; The standards of grading were more strict with less leeway given to a particular coin based on it&#039;s variety or rarity.&nbsp; But then you have to think......these older holders have been knocking around for many years.&nbsp; With all these older holders passing through the hands of many dealers and auction houses, why weren&#039;t these particular coins &quot;cracked&quot; out and resubmitted in later years.&nbsp; The crack out game is played all the time.&nbsp; Why not these older fellows?&nbsp; Could it be that maybe they were over graded?&nbsp; Maybe there&#039;s a problem with the coin?&nbsp; Maybe...maybe not.&nbsp; That&#039;s why it is incumbent upon us, the collector, to learn how to grade for ourselves and not trust too much to what the TPG&#039;s are assigning as grades.&nbsp; The old adage of &quot;buy the coin, not the holder&quot; rings most true indeed.......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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