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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 400822, member: 112&quot;]You are absolutely correct, in the 6th edition of the ANA grading standards there were some changes made to the standards - 2 of them, and for 1 grade each. One had to do with the Buffalo nickel in VF grade. The other had to do with the Indian cent in VF grade. But other than that, there were no other changes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, they changed the standards, the book&#039;s no good any more. Might as well throw it out. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is what some people&#039;s reaction is when they hear that the ANA changed the standards. Big change alright - 2 sentences out of the entire book were re-written.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the David Hall letter, it does add up. Yes, PCGS has always, since day one, used their own set of grading standards. So why did he make the comments he did ? He made them because he was trying to convince the numismatic community that the old ways were gone, the days of over-grading by unscrupulous dealers were gone. He was making the point that now, PCGS was here. They would save the day. They would be the hero.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was trying to convince everybody to use his company - he was &quot;selling&quot; his company to the public. That&#039;s why it adds up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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