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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 2016554, member: 20480&quot;]Absolutely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can recall the earliest days of PCGS when the slightest bit of high point rub automatically limited the grade of a coin to AU58.&nbsp; Today, it is often characterized as cabinet friction and, if the coin is really nice, the sky&#039;s the limit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, I recall hair-lining on proofs to virtually disqualify assignment of a gem grade, whereas today, it is not uncommon to see a few scattered hairlines on gem proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t be sure that they softened their standards deliberately, but I have no doubt it did occur.</p><p><br /></p><p>Time will tell on the moderns.&nbsp; One can stand to pay obscenely prices only for so long . . .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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