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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 4438983, member: 112"]The answer to your question is yes, in some cases, but not all. One example would be one of the coins you mentioned - the early S mint Morgans. Those specific coins are held to higher, tougher standards than other Morgans when it comes to overall grading, and the special designations of PL and or DMPL. This is not done because they are rare or common, it is done because the early S mint Morgans are known for virtually the entire mintage of them being of very exceptional quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the same token there are some other Morgans from specific date/mint combinations that are given more leniency when grading them and when assigning special designations. And again this not done because they are common or rare, it done because virtually the entire mintage is known for being of poor quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same kind of thing is true of a few other coins of other denominations, but not very many. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the TPGs are well known for giving way too much leniency to certain coins, both when it comes to overall grading and special designations. This typically happens if and when a coin has a certain pedigree, if a coin is exceptionally valuable, and if and when a coin has a certain degree of scarcity/rarity, and sometimes even popularity. Coins in any of these categories are often even given clean grades when coins of the same denomination and even type but much more common would be slabbed as problem coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 4438983, member: 112"]The answer to your question is yes, in some cases, but not all. One example would be one of the coins you mentioned - the early S mint Morgans. Those specific coins are held to higher, tougher standards than other Morgans when it comes to overall grading, and the special designations of PL and or DMPL. This is not done because they are rare or common, it is done because the early S mint Morgans are known for virtually the entire mintage of them being of very exceptional quality. By the same token there are some other Morgans from specific date/mint combinations that are given more leniency when grading them and when assigning special designations. And again this not done because they are common or rare, it done because virtually the entire mintage is known for being of poor quality. Same kind of thing is true of a few other coins of other denominations, but not very many. That said, the TPGs are well known for giving way too much leniency to certain coins, both when it comes to overall grading and special designations. This typically happens if and when a coin has a certain pedigree, if a coin is exceptionally valuable, and if and when a coin has a certain degree of scarcity/rarity, and sometimes even popularity. Coins in any of these categories are often even given clean grades when coins of the same denomination and even type but much more common would be slabbed as problem coins.[/QUOTE]
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