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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2453993, member: 24314&quot;]As far as I know there are no gag orders on ex-graders - a least not to hear them talk and tell their stories.&nbsp; Several will be drinking at the Moonlight Lounge in CO and you may get them going after a few beers. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have heard that discussions between graders can get both heated and sarcastic. In the end everyone remains friends and not much changes.&nbsp; IMO, the major buyers and auction companies do influence the coin market; but so do the TPGS.&nbsp; There is give and take over the years as grading standards change.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Decades ago, investors were told to buy the best (Uncirculated coins not XF&#039;s).&nbsp; Everyone wanted Brilliant Uncirculated coins with no trace of wear. There were not enough to go around in most coin series so the &quot;standard&quot; for Unc used by the grading services such as INSAB, and ANACS came under pressure.&nbsp; The first grading service at INS in Washington, DC ) held to the strict standard and went out of business! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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