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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2904823, member: 24314&quot;]Nope, <b>you were perfectly clear.</b>&nbsp; As to the consistency of grading:</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a proven fact and makes for a great demonstration as I learn has been done in at least three TPGS&#039;s - one no longer with us.&nbsp; Try this at a coin club for fun.&nbsp; Get about twenty circulated nickels from AU+ to Fine (several can be the same grade like VF-35, etc.) and have each player grade them individually in a &quot;coded #&quot; 2X2 (so their grade won&#039;t change).&nbsp; Then as a group, lay the coins out in a line from low to high grade.&nbsp; It is easy to do this part and in most cases, they may disagree on one or two BUT the surprise comes when each person checks the individual grade they assigned and how they graded some higher or lower than the &quot;accepted&quot; grade from the progression of wear, eye-appeal, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, a coins acceptable grade will change in plastic.&nbsp; In the same type of test with the grades covered on the slab, students and professionals will assign a different grade than they did originally. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve taken the time to write all this because <b><span style="color: #ff0000">you are correct</span></b> in this respect.&nbsp; Looking at even a few hundred slabs will look like no one at a TPGS knows what they are doing - especially if we don&#039;t like their opinion.&nbsp; Additionally, there are different levels of experience applied as the value of the grading tier goes up.&nbsp; For example, I&#039;ve heard that for some coins, only the owner of the company grades the coin!&nbsp; Is the grade one owner assigns different from another?&nbsp; Often yes.&nbsp; That and several other factors is why &quot;upgrades&quot; occur.&nbsp; Also, we must include the crossovers at the same grade where ICG and ANACS coins -which as I say are graded similarly - suddenly become more valuable. </p><p><br /></p><p>TPGS&#039;s play a useful and important role.&nbsp; You and I can find all sorts of discrepancies.&nbsp; Nevertheless, in the big picture, the grading is <b>very similar</b>.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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