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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1428356, member: 19065"]Jake, </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with the direction of the other replies given so far. I would add that grading criteria may be somewhat subjective from one collector to the next, but that if we are talking about submitting to a professional grading company, then it really depends on each note and how it measures up to <i>their</i> established policies of what they agree to grade, what their grading standards are and what they write into their guarantee. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those terms are what we agree to when submitting notes for evaluation and grades given by a third party, not the consensus of opinions on a public forum. However, for any of us to assist in your inquiry more effectively than has yet been offered, we would need to see what notes you are considering for submission. Then we may give you feedback and demonstrate our criteria weighed against the established grading standards used by the industry leading grading companies. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any submissions that are to be made to a TPG should be decided upon on in a note-by-note evaluation by the collector prior to submission. If you are getting more into this aspect of collection protection and market evaluation then it's something you will come to learn to do yourself as you gain experience seeing notes graded by the given TPGs. Similarly, such criteria should be employed by the collector when buying notes to avoid ever purchasing problem notes to begin with. Having avoided ever purchasing problem notes for your collection will make your job of determining what to submit a whole lot easier.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, if you could provide scans (not photos) of each note (providing the face and back views, with full defined margins) so that we can see what you are thinking about submitting, then we may be able to make appropriate suggestions based on criteria we understand the TPGs use and how we agree or disagree with those standards speaking about your notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, before you submit notes to any TPG, make sure you fully understand their guarantee, grading standards, fees and turnaround times. It's best to inform yourself beforehand of how the TPG looks at notes and arrives at their designated grades. If you should happen to disagree with any of their terms, or worry that their take on a particular grade will not meet the grade you hoped to get for your notes<i> or</i> that a lower grade isn't worth your time, expense and effort, then perhaps you may want to reevaluate using that TPG, select another or avoid submitting that particular note all together. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Examples of published TPG's grading Standards, guarantees & services/fees:</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/grading/grading-scale.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/grading/grading-scale.asp" rel="nofollow">PMG</a></b><b> & the <a href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/writtenguarantee.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/writtenguarantee.asp" rel="nofollow">PMG guarntee</a></b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/services/services.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/services/services.aspx" rel="nofollow"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/services/services.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pmgnotes.com/services/services.aspx" rel="nofollow"><b>PMG Services & Fees</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html" rel="nofollow">PCGS Currency</a> & <a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" rel="nofollow">PCGS Grading standards</a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/pricing.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/pricing.html" rel="nofollow">PCGS Services & Fees</a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/pricing.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/pricing.html" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" rel="nofollow"></a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.cganotes.com/whatwegrade.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cganotes.com/whatwegrade.php" rel="nofollow">CGA</a> & <a href="http://www.cganotes.com/gradingguarantee.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cganotes.com/gradingguarantee.php" rel="nofollow">CGA guarantee</a></b><b> / <a href="http://www.cganotes.com/limitsofliabilities.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cganotes.com/limitsofliabilities.php" rel="nofollow">Limit of Liability </a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.cganotes.com/limitsofliabilities.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cganotes.com/limitsofliabilities.php" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></b></p><p><b><a href="http://www.cganotes.com/services.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cganotes.com/services.php" rel="nofollow">CGA Services & Fees</a></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1428356, member: 19065"]Jake, I agree with the direction of the other replies given so far. I would add that grading criteria may be somewhat subjective from one collector to the next, but that if we are talking about submitting to a professional grading company, then it really depends on each note and how it measures up to [I]their[/I] established policies of what they agree to grade, what their grading standards are and what they write into their guarantee. Those terms are what we agree to when submitting notes for evaluation and grades given by a third party, not the consensus of opinions on a public forum. However, for any of us to assist in your inquiry more effectively than has yet been offered, we would need to see what notes you are considering for submission. Then we may give you feedback and demonstrate our criteria weighed against the established grading standards used by the industry leading grading companies. Any submissions that are to be made to a TPG should be decided upon on in a note-by-note evaluation by the collector prior to submission. If you are getting more into this aspect of collection protection and market evaluation then it's something you will come to learn to do yourself as you gain experience seeing notes graded by the given TPGs. Similarly, such criteria should be employed by the collector when buying notes to avoid ever purchasing problem notes to begin with. Having avoided ever purchasing problem notes for your collection will make your job of determining what to submit a whole lot easier. So, if you could provide scans (not photos) of each note (providing the face and back views, with full defined margins) so that we can see what you are thinking about submitting, then we may be able to make appropriate suggestions based on criteria we understand the TPGs use and how we agree or disagree with those standards speaking about your notes. Also, before you submit notes to any TPG, make sure you fully understand their guarantee, grading standards, fees and turnaround times. It's best to inform yourself beforehand of how the TPG looks at notes and arrives at their designated grades. If you should happen to disagree with any of their terms, or worry that their take on a particular grade will not meet the grade you hoped to get for your notes[I] or[/I] that a lower grade isn't worth your time, expense and effort, then perhaps you may want to reevaluate using that TPG, select another or avoid submitting that particular note all together. [B]Examples of published TPG's grading Standards, guarantees & services/fees: [URL="http://www.pmgnotes.com/grading/grading-scale.asp"]PMG[/URL][/B][B] & the [URL="http://www.pmgnotes.com/writtenguarantee.asp"]PMG guarntee[/URL] [/B][URL="http://www.pmgnotes.com/services/services.aspx"] [B]PMG Services & Fees[/B][/URL] [B][URL="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_scale.html"] PCGS Currency[/URL] & [URL="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html"]PCGS Grading standards [/URL][URL="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/pricing.html"]PCGS Services & Fees [/URL][URL="http://www.pcgscurrency.com/g_overview.html"] [/URL] [URL="http://www.cganotes.com/whatwegrade.php"]CGA[/URL] & [URL="http://www.cganotes.com/gradingguarantee.php"]CGA guarantee[/URL][/B][B] / [URL="http://www.cganotes.com/limitsofliabilities.php"]Limit of Liability [/URL][/B] [B][URL="http://www.cganotes.com/services.php"]CGA Services & Fees[/URL][/B][/QUOTE]
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