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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1439163, member: 37839&quot;]The debate regarding the consistency of TPG will wage on forever.&nbsp; I posted a response on another thread about how vague grading was in the&nbsp; &quot;old days&quot; before TPG in the 80&#039;s and before.&nbsp; I remember the &quot;word&quot; grades- Poor,Fair,&nbsp; AG, Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extra Fine, About Uncirculated, Uncirculated, and BU Uncirculated.&nbsp; Now, talk about consistency there!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; Enough wiggle room to drive a truck through, and room for endless subjectivity.&nbsp; Here, we are arguing within a NUMERICAL range, where there, an entire standard was in question.&nbsp; What did BU mean before TPG?&nbsp; Is it what is nowadays a MS 63 or a 65?&nbsp; What about the &quot;slider&quot; coins that have been very lightly cleaned to make them look uncirculated, when they were true AU coins?&nbsp; What about subjectivity there??&nbsp; Yes, it encouraged people to be good graders, but then again, a lot of misrepresentation and blatant fraud took place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do I think TPGs always get it right?&nbsp; Of course not, as human beings are open to subjectivity.&nbsp; Have standards gotten easier--yes, certainly to a degree, and a lot of it isn&#039;t deception--it is just that after looking at millions of coins, it is hard to maintain objectivity.&nbsp; However, on the whole, I think TPG policies have made the coin hobby and business (they are often highly intertwined) far more of a level playing field.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t a 100% level field, as the same coin can be grades somewhat differently on different days.&nbsp; However, in my opinion, both NGC and PCGS, on the whole, do a pretty good job of grading overall.&nbsp; Do they misgrade coins---yes, both over and under grades take place.&nbsp; However, it has made the sight unseen purchase of coins possible--I don&#039;t have to drive or fly to California from Florida to make an intelligent purchase.&nbsp; For that, I am happy with both companies, and always buy the coin I like, and not the holder as the final decision.&nbsp; The bottom line for me is always---DO I LIKE THE COIN?&nbsp; That decision rests with me, and not the TPG services. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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