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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swagge1, post: 1438270, member: 22402&quot;]The problem I have in general with TGP&#039;s and grading is consistency.&nbsp; How many &quot;guess the grade&quot; threads do we see here?&nbsp; Quite a few... and many are in MS63 and higher grades.&nbsp; For a coin that PCGS has graded MS65 you may see a poll with voters chosing a spread of maybe MS63 to MS67.&nbsp; The people posting in these polls have a vast amout of experience and I have much respect for them. Who is &quot;right&quot;?&nbsp; The TGP? The dealer with 30+ years in the business? The issue to me is that in many coins the difference between being graded MS64 and MS65 is hundreds or even thousands of dollars.&nbsp; So what do those of you who have a decent grasp on grading MS coins in a series do at a coin show?&nbsp; Lets say you see a PCGS coin slabbed in an MS65 holder but you grade it as a MS64.&nbsp; The FMV difference between the two is $250.&nbsp; Do you offer the dealer MS64 money and walk away if he refuses?&nbsp; Coin grading is subjective, especially in MS and Proof grades.&nbsp; It is hard for me to understand how a price guide can be made for a range of grades when the grades are not absolute.&nbsp; There will probabably never be an &quot;absolute&quot; grading system, but until I can grade with any accuracy and consistency, I will unfortunately be one of those who is at the mercy of what the TGP says the coin is graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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