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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3142684, member: 112"]Well lemme put it this way. In 1986 when the ANA decided on what it's new grading standards would be, which was also and not coincidentally when PCGS decided to come into being, all the coins that had previously been graded as MS65, suddenly became graded MS63. And all the coins in the other grades dropped by the same ratio. And then it stayed that way for almost 20 years. But when the TPGS changed their grading standards in 2004, all those coins that had been graded MS63 since 1986, almost over-night they became MS65 again ! And all the other coins in all the other grades got upgraded by the same ratio. Now that's what I call going back to what used to be ! And it pretty much shoots holes in your theory that people won't do it. Not only will they do it if and when it suits their needs - they have done it ! And I have absolutely no doubt they will do it again. Why ? Because sooner or later they will have reached the point that upgrading is way beyond ridiculous. It's been ridiculous for quite a few years now, and just about everybody knows, recognizes that it's ridiculous and they are losing faith in the TPGs because of it. And when submissions drop, they'll change them again, and eventually back to the way they used to be.[/QUOTE]