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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4515792, member: 24314"]I think you are over thinking this. As I wrote, I never knew of any company standard at any place I ever worked. For example, at the first TPGS - the International Numismatic Society Authentication Bureau, I was the person who determined <b><i>our standard</i></b> because I was the principal grader. On occasion Charles Hoskins and I would discuss a particular grade before the coin was sent out. </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #006600"><b><i>Putting a grade on a coin is not difficult at all! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smug:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </i></b><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">The inside secret (don't tell anyone): </span></font> </span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><span style="color: #006600"><font size="1"><span style="color: #b30000">You all do it on a daily basis.</span> </font></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The graders and the finalizers have all demonstrated they know how to grade coins consistently. <font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000"><b><i>What is difficult is putting a <span style="color: #000000">VALUE</span> on a coin because a coin's actual condition of preservation from when it was made and its commercial value ARE VERY OFTEN <span style="color: #000000">NOT THE SAME!</span></i></b></span></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The "Big Bucks Boys" at the end of the process (confirmed by a QC grader) keep the standard. As I've said, the "standard" for the top four services is pretty close as far as grade. Big differences occur with problem coins. When I worked at PCI dealers would show me dozens of coins they bought cheaply as PCI "Red Label" problem coins that were straight graded. In spite of that, we did not change our strict standards for scratches and cleaning. </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 4515792, member: 24314"]I think you are over thinking this. As I wrote, I never knew of any company standard at any place I ever worked. For example, at the first TPGS - the International Numismatic Society Authentication Bureau, I was the person who determined [B][I]our standard[/I][/B] because I was the principal grader. On occasion Charles Hoskins and I would discuss a particular grade before the coin was sent out. [SIZE=6][COLOR=#006600][B][I]Putting a grade on a coin is not difficult at all! :jawdrop::facepalm::D:smug::yawn: [/I][/B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000]The inside secret (don't tell anyone): [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#006600][SIZE=1][COLOR=#b30000][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][COLOR=#006600][SIZE=1][COLOR=#b30000]You all do it on a daily basis.[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#006600][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The graders and the finalizers have all demonstrated they know how to grade coins consistently. [SIZE=6][COLOR=#b30000][B][I]What is difficult is putting a [COLOR=#000000]VALUE[/COLOR] on a coin because a coin's actual condition of preservation from when it was made and its commercial value ARE VERY OFTEN [COLOR=#000000]NOT THE SAME![/COLOR][/I][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR] [B][I][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/I][/B] [COLOR=#000000]The "Big Bucks Boys" at the end of the process (confirmed by a QC grader) keep the standard. As I've said, the "standard" for the top four services is pretty close as far as grade. Big differences occur with problem coins. When I worked at PCI dealers would show me dozens of coins they bought cheaply as PCI "Red Label" problem coins that were straight graded. In spite of that, we did not change our strict standards for scratches and cleaning. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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