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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2553728, member: 24314&quot;][USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER], wonder no more...</p><p><br /></p><p>You were only twelve or thirteen years old when that &quot;modern (<span style="color: #b300b3">?</span>)&quot; scale of rating the authenticity of ancients was used by the half-dozen ancient consultants (all established major <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" /> ancient dealers while you were still a teenager) as a way of communicating an opinion on the authenticity of an ancient coin.&nbsp; I have been told that these consultants were selected (over many other well regarded experts <span style="color: #ff0000">WHO DID NOT MAKE THE CUT <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>) when their opinions matched over 98% with other prominent European experts and the actual coins in major collections.&nbsp; The instructor calls it &quot;authenticating-the-authenticators&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>At that time, the grades of the coins did not matter - only authentication.&nbsp; So the scale I posted has nothing to do with grading.&nbsp; For that, you&#039;ll need to argue with the TPGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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