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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2930452, member: 19165"]However, to get this thread back in the direction that I think you intended: </p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing three separate coins is tricky, because each coin has its own unique traits. There is a very small difference between a 64 and a 65, in reality. The 65 might be a lower end 65; the 64 might be a higher end 64. These differences can be slight. I'm guessing that you are trying to talk about gradeflation, but we just can't see enough in those pictures to tell. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the * vs. PL, that can be a difference in standards. NGC has the star available for coins that don't quite make it - PCGS doesn't. I've seen quite a few Stars that were resubmitted and got the PL, so that wouldn't surprise me at all. However, I've seen just as many people with a Star coin that thought it was fully PL, but wasn't.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2930452, member: 19165"]However, to get this thread back in the direction that I think you intended: Comparing three separate coins is tricky, because each coin has its own unique traits. There is a very small difference between a 64 and a 65, in reality. The 65 might be a lower end 65; the 64 might be a higher end 64. These differences can be slight. I'm guessing that you are trying to talk about gradeflation, but we just can't see enough in those pictures to tell. As for the * vs. PL, that can be a difference in standards. NGC has the star available for coins that don't quite make it - PCGS doesn't. I've seen quite a few Stars that were resubmitted and got the PL, so that wouldn't surprise me at all. However, I've seen just as many people with a Star coin that thought it was fully PL, but wasn't.[/QUOTE]
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