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Message:: [QUOTE="Insider, post: 3556860, member: 24314"]messydesk, posted:  "I'm basing this on what a former PCGS grader told me.  The finalizer may be the only who considers the bigger picture more than the other graders, but at the end of the day, a finalizer is just another grader, but with more influence.  I also think that when a Really Big Coin comes through, the whole "sweat shop" atmosphere takes a breather.  New pop tops are the rare exception to what is seen during "normal production" in the grading room." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Actually, the finalizer is NOT just another grader.  He/she is solely responsible for holding the company "line."  In some cases, he is the top man in the company.  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Finally, while everyone may get to hold an 1804 dollar for a few seconds, in most cases when an very exceptional coin comes in, not everyone in the grading room gets a look.  BTW, graders are encouraged to take a breather now and then but it has nothing to do with that "big coin" in the room.   [/QUOTE]