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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 4967806, member: 100459"]I bought a MMIX Ultra High Relief Gold Coin some years back that had been graded by PCGS. It was rated MS68. I think I mentioned it in an earlier thread. I contacted PCGS to find out specifically why it was graded as MS68. It's not like a Details grade. It's just not up to their standards for MS69 or MS70. Do they keep any records on a coin as to why a certain grade was given. It was almost like "It is what it is, and you had better accept it as such. On the earlier thread, it was recommended that I crack the d**** thing. These grading "services" sit on a higher throne and are not answerable to we collectors. Since then, I have not submitted anything to be graded, nor will I ever. I'm not one of their ***, whatever they call us, and I don't need them. They need us. It's like a tail wagging the dog. I have bought some graded coins in the past, but, like I said, I only buy it because I like it, and not because it has been graded by whatever source it was. What did collectors do before grading services were established? They studied and worked with other collectors to learn how to see a coin, or currency, or comics, or baseball cards. By the way, I have been a member of ANA since 2009, mostly for information and the magazine. Sorry for my gripe. This site is a must for collectors to learn and grow. Thanks to all of you for your patience and courage to stand up to those the don't understand we collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 4967806, member: 100459"]I bought a MMIX Ultra High Relief Gold Coin some years back that had been graded by PCGS. It was rated MS68. I think I mentioned it in an earlier thread. I contacted PCGS to find out specifically why it was graded as MS68. It's not like a Details grade. It's just not up to their standards for MS69 or MS70. Do they keep any records on a coin as to why a certain grade was given. It was almost like "It is what it is, and you had better accept it as such. On the earlier thread, it was recommended that I crack the d**** thing. These grading "services" sit on a higher throne and are not answerable to we collectors. Since then, I have not submitted anything to be graded, nor will I ever. I'm not one of their ***, whatever they call us, and I don't need them. They need us. It's like a tail wagging the dog. I have bought some graded coins in the past, but, like I said, I only buy it because I like it, and not because it has been graded by whatever source it was. What did collectors do before grading services were established? They studied and worked with other collectors to learn how to see a coin, or currency, or comics, or baseball cards. By the way, I have been a member of ANA since 2009, mostly for information and the magazine. Sorry for my gripe. This site is a must for collectors to learn and grow. Thanks to all of you for your patience and courage to stand up to those the don't understand we collectors.[/QUOTE]
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