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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1446410, member: 15309&quot;]I have news for you, the auction prices realized before the TPG&#039;s would be useless anyway.&nbsp; The TPG&#039;s have been around for 25 years, I wouldn&#039;t call that a short time.&nbsp; Why do keep referencing the centuries of coin collecting?&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t bolster your point, it makes you sound crazy.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hyperbole (3 seconds) aside, I would trust my own opinion on a high grade Jefferson since I have an unlimited amount of time to study the coin.&nbsp; With regards to any other series, over the long run, the professional grader would be more accurate and consistent in their grading than I would.&nbsp; And that includes the other series that I have collected seriously over the years.&nbsp; I would get some right that they got wrong, and we would agree a lot.&nbsp; But I would blow it, far more often than they would.&nbsp; Of that, I have no doubt.&nbsp; Don&#039;t misunderstand, I have confidence in my grading skills, but I also recognize my limitations and weaknesses.&nbsp; One of the biggest mistakes I see coin collectors make is to overestimate their own grading abilities.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The standards have not changed as much as you think over the years.&nbsp; If you would like to join that discussion in the appropriate thread, be my guest.&nbsp; Here is the link.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t206389/#ixzz1vXPV6HDa" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t206389/#ixzz1vXPV6HDa">http://www.cointalk.com/t206389/#ixzz1vXPV6HDa</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We are free to do as we please.&nbsp; But make no mistake, it is much easier to grade coins as you please when there are no financial implications.&nbsp; FWIW, I don&#039;t think it is a coincidence that the two people (you and Doug) that believe the most in the old ANA grading standards face no financial impact.&nbsp; Doug doesn&#039;t own any coins and you are never going to sell.&nbsp; The rest of us are forced to live in a world that includes financial prudence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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