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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1376407, member: 15309&quot;]This discussion is not at all about the TPG&#039;s changing their grading standards.&nbsp; You claimed that PCGS blew the grade of the OP&#039;s coin.&nbsp; I pointed out that PCGS graded it correctly according to their own standards when they accounted for &quot;roll friction&quot;.&nbsp; At that point, you decided to resort to one of your tricks and claim that back in the gold old days, &quot;roll friction&quot; didn&#039;t exist.&nbsp; I then provide indisputable evidence that you are wrong and that PCGS has recognized &quot;roll friction&quot; as it pertains to WLH&#039;s for a very long time.&nbsp; Then you decided to resort to a sarcastic quip.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you just enjoy arguing with me.&nbsp; When you said PCGS blew it, what you meant was that you think the coin should grade AU because of YOUR OWN STANDARDS.&nbsp; By your admission on this forum hundreds of times, you think that wear from any source should relegate a coin to AU status.&nbsp; PCGS &amp; NGC do not use that same standard and will often allow high point wear using either &quot;roll friction&quot; or &quot;cabinet friction&quot; to explain why a mint state exhibits such wear.&nbsp; Furthermore, you are completely aware that both TPG&#039;s do this and are also aware they have been doing it for a very long time.&nbsp; The problem here is that there is a fundamental difference of opinion between YOUR grading standards and the grading standards employed by the TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; It has nothing to do with the consistency of the TPG&#039;s grading standards.&nbsp; In a nutshell, you want the two coins shown below to be graded the same.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Walking%20Liberty%20Half%20Dollars/WLH1944-SNGCMS66RF.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1160&amp;lotNo=4025&amp;lotIdNo=173005" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1160&amp;lotNo=4025&amp;lotIdNo=173005" rel="nofollow">1944-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar NGC <b>MS66 Roll Friction</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Walking%20Liberty%20Half%20Dollars/WLH1941-SPCGSAU58.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=131203&amp;lotNo=22381" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=131203&amp;lotNo=22381" rel="nofollow">1941-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar PCGS <b>AU58 Circulation</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>And while you are entitled to your opinion that these two coins should have identical grades and similar values, the TPG&#039;s disagree with your opinion.&nbsp; Furthermore, I disagree with you.&nbsp; And most importantly, the market does not agree with you.&nbsp; So rather than try to claim that the TPG&#039;s have changed their standards and that I and the rest of the numismatic lemmings blindly follow their every step with a glass of kool-aid in hand, just admit the TRUTH.</p><p><br /></p><p>TRUTH:&nbsp; You have different grading standards than the TPG&#039;s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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