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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2771994, member: 24314&quot;]<b>This is the question:</b> The same coin brings two different prices depending on the holder it is in, and the coin consistently got the lower grade. At what point is the coin&#039;s value solely dictated by the holder it is in instead of the coin itself? Is there such a point?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>One member&#039;s answer: </b>I&#039;ll call that point - <b><i><span style="color: #b30000">the point of no return.</span></i></b>&nbsp; Unfortunately, the collecting community reached it long ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether raw or slabbed, any coin will always be &quot;worth&quot; the price that the last owner thought it was worth and paid.&nbsp; What anyone else thinks about that value or grade is irrelevant. Therefore, a grade on a label is only a very good opinion of its value. Anyone can agree or disagree with that opinion, but what they think may or may not be correct to both the new owner and a majority of people who are <span style="color: #5900b3">qualified</span> to grade any coin whether they are professionals or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, that value may go up or down in the future as the grade has done. However, if we had an <i>IDEAL GRADING SYSTEM</i> its actual &quot;technical&quot; grade would <span style="color: #ff0000">never change</span>, only its value.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many reasons a coin is upgraded by a TPGS.&nbsp; I suspect in many of the cases it is done to reflect the changing &quot;commercial&quot; value of the item over time.&nbsp; This can easily be seen with extremely rare and desirable coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The fact a major TPGS graded the same coin forty times and even sent a letter giving the reason (if all true), is either pathetic or a reflection of changing values.&nbsp; Some who don&#039;t like TPGS&#039;s may even suggest other reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ADDED EDIT</b>:&nbsp; Baseball replied as I was writing.&nbsp; He <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> answered the question much better and with a better understanding of the commercial coin market.&nbsp; He gave reasons I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> never even thought of. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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