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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gmarguli, post: 5408455, member: 246&quot;]<i><b>the TPGS decides market acceptability.</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Nope, the market does and the TPGs respond by changing their standards to what the market wants.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>imo, every coin should be graded technically, using agreed to standards that are not market grading standards as defined by the tpg/4pg, but by...say....the ana standards.</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p>The problem with this fantasy is that coin grading involves opinions. Even with so-called technical grading, it is still just an opinion. If the ANA standards had been updated to reflect what the marketplace wanted, they would still be the standard. The ANA failed to do this and their grading standards became obsolete. </p><p><br /></p><p><i><b>i have long advocated that any tpg/4pg grader should...</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p>You should be a California politician. Throw in a bunch of fees and you&#039;d be right there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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