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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 729434, member: 16948&quot;]Doug, I was asked to write articles for two publications but given no restrictions or specific topics, however, one of the publications is specifically related to my series.&nbsp; I am guessing I was personally asked to write articles, one, because they plain and simple need fresh material, and two, perhaps because I am a female dealer and might have a different perspective on the industry (just guessing on this one).&nbsp; But I don&#039;t think I have much of a different perspective than most smaller dealers, so I am writing a few articles on things that I personally feel might be of interest to collectors.&nbsp; The other article I&#039;m writing is about a day in the life of a small dealer so collectors can get a little idea of what coin dealers go through to, particularly when setting up at shows.&nbsp; And to be honest, I get my &quot;inspiration&quot; from discussions here on CoinTalk.&nbsp; I noticed that some collectors have no idea what it takes to be a dealer, so that is what inspired me to write the second article. </p><p><br /></p><p>And this article was not meant to be a guide on &quot;how&quot; to grade coins - my intention was more to emphasize &quot;what&quot; subjectivity is and how it specifically relates to grading coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your position that TPG&#039;s give key date or pedigreed coins a higher grade just because of what they are or where they came from - that&#039;s not something I necessarily agree with.&nbsp; Nor do I agree at all that TPG&#039;s &quot;price grade&quot; coins (to me, in any event, this is very similar to your first comment).</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether this occurs or not, in my experience, I have not seen this to be true on a consistent basis, so I do not want to make that generalization.&nbsp; Perhaps you think this is just a &quot;naive&quot; view, but if I may say this respectfully, Doug, I personally feel some of your views are a little pessimistic and even cynical.&nbsp; Even though I am sure there are people who may agree with you, I don&#039;t necessarily feel this view has factual merit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen overgraded TPG coins in various years, not just key dates or pedigreed coins, and I have seen many key date coins and pedigreed coins be graded properly (IMO).&nbsp; And now and then, I&#039;ve even seen coins of various dates and background be undergraded by TPGs (again, IMO). </p><p><br /></p><p>So, Doug, if what you say were true, I would think it would be done on a more consistent basis.&nbsp; But in any event, changing grades to suit a date or owner, IMO, is speculation and opinion, and one I&#039;m not convinced is standard practice by TPGs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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