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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1979175, member: 112&quot;]Before the TPGs existed identifying problem coins didn&#039;t have anything to do with grading system in use, it only had to do with an individuals ability based on his knowledge. And sadly, that has only gotten worse since the TPGs came to be for younger collectors (meaning those who have joined the hobby in the last 30 years) no longer many the effort to learn, or few do anyway. Instead they rely on the TPGs.</p><p><br /></p><p>And if you are not aware the numerical grading system was first written about in 1949. For the most part it was adopted by 1958. And by 1977 the ANA had published their first grading book based on the numerical system.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of that, 10-40 years before PCGS &amp; NGC existed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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