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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fizzy, post: 1346920, member: 32632&quot;]pcgs&#039; criteria seem to consistently enable me to grade coins higher than pcgs grades them.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/grades.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/grades.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgs.com/grades.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>i submitted three remarkable toned morgan dollars for grading (and unfortunately the photos i tried to take were hopeless (considering my lousy camera and the slab)) and one came back as MS63 and two MS 64 - however, each of the coins i submitted was, in my opinion above that grade as provided by pcgs, and well into the next grade:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">[TABLE=&quot;class: servicetable, width: 758&quot;]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-63[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Moderate number/size marks/hairlines, strike may not be full[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-63+[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Average number of marks/hairlines, strike will be close to average. Good eye appeal for grade.[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-64[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Few marks/hairlines or a couple of severe ones, strike should be average or above[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-64+[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Very few marks/hairlines or a couple of heavier ones, strike should be average or above. Superior eye appeal.[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-65[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Minor marks/hairlines though none in focal areas, above average strike[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-65+[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Very minor marks/hairlines though none in focal areas, above average strike and eye appeal[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-66[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Few minor marks/hairlines not in focal areas, good strike[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]MS/PR-66+[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TD=&quot;bgcolor: #F1F6FA&quot;]Very few minor marks/hairlines not in focal areas, very good strike with superior eye appeal[/TD]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TR]</font></p><p><font size="3">[/TABLE]</font></p><p><font size="3">it is not that i don&#039;t see some sense in pcgs&#039; gradings but it does seem to be on a different standard than the one they publish ... does anyone else think that?&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">i ordered a memory card and adapter that will hopefully be compatible with my better camera, and will hopefully provide photos maybe even later today or tuesday.&nbsp; </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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