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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 5082636, member: 73489&quot;]My understanding is that the standards were strict 20-25 years ago (1990&#039;s)...got loose about 15-16 years ago (2004 as per Doug)...and havne&#039;t changed since.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t recally any consensus that they&#039;ve gotten &quot;tougher&quot; in the aggregate or for any coin type (gold or silver) or series (i.e., Franklins, Barbers, etc.).</p><p><br /></p><p>I refer you to that infamous Franklin Half Dollar thread over ATS where gradeinflation turned a $400 coin into a $12,000 coin (or something like that).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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