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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;urbanchemist, post: 826055, member: 13080&quot;]the only problem with showing examples from PorscheAmmet is he is known to be , lets say in &quot;bed&quot; with CGA. i wouldn&#039;t go by what he lists. there are many negative posts on just this forum alone. i am sure you can find similar posts on other coin and currency forums about him and his practices. when i first starting out collecting currency i too saw his ebay auctions and felt the same way as you. as i have gotten more into it and have a better understanding of how grading works. i have a better sense by looking at the note then just looking at the slab to see if the grade is accurate. dont get me wrong i am by no where near an expert but i feel pretty confident in my grading skills. it boils down to knowing the craft. the coin guys always say dont buy the slab buy the coin. also having the note in hand makes a huge difference. as in my first post in this thread i have the PMG note that was severely under graded. before i purchased the note from heritage i didnt notice the tear on the right margin. once i had the note in hand i could see it but was still confident that it deserved higher that a 35. everybody was focusing on how PMG over graded a note buy 6 well i showed and example of how they under graded by 15. the moral of my rambling is to hone your skills as a grader. read books, study notes and just get better at all around grading. i started out only buying raw notes never would i buy a graded note. now i have several hundred graded notes. i feel that the majority are fairly correct. some might be under graded some might be over graded. good luck on your quest into the wonderful world of currency :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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