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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 1293818, member: 307&quot;]Ok... stop yourself for a second and think about what you just said...</p><p><br /></p><p>You may at some time become a higher level collector at a specific series if you study hard and become very experienced at it, but for the most part (and this is a generalization, I know) the TPG graders are some of the most experienced and knowledgeable people in the industry. Many collectors will never gather 1/10 of the knowledge that some of these graders have, let alone retain it all. People like Mark Feld (a member here on CT) or Randy Campbell (and other TPG graders) will be wrong far less often than you think.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Doug that you need your own personal standards to use in conjunction with the TPG standards and I failed to mention that, but we were talking about acquiring coins for a collection and that involves buying them. You need to know if the coin you are examining is under-priced, over-priced, or accurately priced and base your buying decision accordingly. At that point the market is an influence in your decision and the current market is dominated by the TPG rules, so you&#039;d better know them if you want to buy wisely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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