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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1444287, member: 15309&quot;]So you are saying that there is no evidence by examining the coins, yet it exists.&nbsp; Some would call that drinking the kool-aid.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, you can.&nbsp; We have had this debate many times before and I refuse to have it again.&nbsp; Gradeflation is the result of the inherent subjectivity of the grading process in combination with the greed an opportunism of those willing to exploit that subjectivity.&nbsp; It is not the result of a deliberate change (loosening) of grading standards.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What article did you read?&nbsp; The explanation for why coins were undergraded in the early years was because <b>they were pricing coins</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In essence, he is stating that the apparent inconsistencies of early graded coins is due to mistakes made during the infancy of the TPG&#039;s, specifically value grading.&nbsp; Your claim is that there is a change in grading standards suggesting that coins were once properly graded and are now being overgraded.&nbsp; The truth is that there has been an evolution and maturation of the grading process and those early graded coins were improperly undergraded and now we have reached the point where coins are graded properly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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