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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mtsaz, post: 2948483, member: 89588&quot;]Read the article ---interview with john Albanese re: cac- he says that when a coin is expensive- graders have a hard time grading it properly (at high grades).&nbsp; WHAT?&nbsp; cost of coin/value of coin should have absolutely no bearing on the grade- it should be the coin sitting infront of them and what merits it has.&nbsp; That is so ridiculous and proof that they intentionally (grading services) tamper with price and populations because they don&#039;t &quot;THINK&quot; you deserve that ms65.&nbsp; unreal.&nbsp;&nbsp; DIRECT QUOTE: </p><p>If we consider market grading, and you’re sitting in the grading room when looking at a MS-65 Morgan $1 that came down from $800 to $80, and you’re doing a competent job, you’re grading a coin differently at $80 than you were when it was $800.</p><p><br /></p><p>That Natural process allows the grader to be more relaxed when grading. He might be thinking, “The coin has a couple marks, but it’s okay for a 65.” He’s justified to do that but it lead to gradeflation. It wasn’t a conscious attempt of the services to do this; they reacted to the market.</p><p>WHY?&nbsp; If the coin is the same coin- the grading company should not have any concern what it costs- but grade it on the merits of the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.caccoin.com/cac-in-the-news/an-interview-with-john-albanese-by-maurice-rosen/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.caccoin.com/cac-in-the-news/an-interview-with-john-albanese-by-maurice-rosen/" rel="nofollow">www.caccoin.com/cac-in-the-news/an-interview-with-john-albanese-by-maurice-rosen/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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