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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1561654, member: 75105&quot;]Um...didn&#039;t Mr.Hager of Inaccugrade get sued? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Ranked &quot;unacceptable&quot; in a 2002 </font></span></font></font><a href="http://pngdealers.com/public/surveyresults2002.cfm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pngdealers.com/public/surveyresults2002.cfm" rel="nofollow"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">survey</font></font></a><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"> of PNG (Professional Numismatists Guild) and ICTA (Industry Council for Tangible Assets) members in terms of grading accuracy and ability to detect altered, repaired, damaged, cleaned, and counterfeit coins.</font></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></span></font></font></p><ul> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">In deciding a Code of Ethics Violation Complaint in March 2003, the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors issued the following statements as part of its findings:</font></font></li> </ul> <blockquote><blockquote><p> <font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">&quot;ASA Accugrade does not clearly identify, particularly for the consumer to whom ASA Accugrade coins are sold, that ASA Accugrade coins do not conform to the industry accepted standards.</font></font>&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">&quot;A significantly larger percentage of grading errors appear to be made by ASA Accugrade then by other grading services.</font></font>&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&quot;<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">The [ANA] Board ... believes that [ASA Accugrade] standards can mislead the end consumer with regard to the value of the numismatic item being purchased.</font></font>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>How about taking it out of that slab and sending it to a reputable company like PCGS or NGC? </p><p><br /></p></blockquote></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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