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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3525778, member: 78244"]Yes, and it was broken the day it was published. I thought you didn’t like broken systems? Oh wait, that would be inconvenient to your argument. And if all you’ve got is “this is what the grading companies are pushing for so it must be the best option,” then you don’t have a solid position to debate. And all you had to say about the countering side was that it was “depressing” and “tragic.” Not a very substantial argument I do say.</p><p><br /></p><p>Changing and publicly redefining the standards with saying that a touch of circulation wear on a pristine coin is commensurate with MS-63/64 chatter? Okay, it’s a misnomer but I could accept that, <b>only</b> if done publicly. Calling such coins AU-63/64? Okay, I can definitely support that. Standards evolve as they become redefined with new knowledge. [And Jaelus’ comment about not officially redefining standards due to rapid-fire new knowledge (however ridiculous the claim is) is not applicable here. You yourself said this is old knowledge (over 20 years old as you have pointed out), but the official TPG standards still have not been rewritten. I believe [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] ’s theory about shaking consumer confidence is right on the money.]</p><p><br /></p><p>But giving TPGs the absolute authority to value coins unbeholden to any standard? That is a ludicrous idea and is what I am arguing against. There would be nothing to hold them accountable, and the higher-end market would just be a crap shoot based on whether or not the grader “likes” the coin enough to assign a high value. Yes, supporting that if that is where they want to go is butt-kissing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 3525778, member: 78244"]Yes, and it was broken the day it was published. I thought you didn’t like broken systems? Oh wait, that would be inconvenient to your argument. And if all you’ve got is “this is what the grading companies are pushing for so it must be the best option,” then you don’t have a solid position to debate. And all you had to say about the countering side was that it was “depressing” and “tragic.” Not a very substantial argument I do say. Changing and publicly redefining the standards with saying that a touch of circulation wear on a pristine coin is commensurate with MS-63/64 chatter? Okay, it’s a misnomer but I could accept that, [B]only[/B] if done publicly. Calling such coins AU-63/64? Okay, I can definitely support that. Standards evolve as they become redefined with new knowledge. [And Jaelus’ comment about not officially redefining standards due to rapid-fire new knowledge (however ridiculous the claim is) is not applicable here. You yourself said this is old knowledge (over 20 years old as you have pointed out), but the official TPG standards still have not been rewritten. I believe [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] ’s theory about shaking consumer confidence is right on the money.] But giving TPGs the absolute authority to value coins unbeholden to any standard? That is a ludicrous idea and is what I am arguing against. There would be nothing to hold them accountable, and the higher-end market would just be a crap shoot based on whether or not the grader “likes” the coin enough to assign a high value. Yes, supporting that if that is where they want to go is butt-kissing.[/QUOTE]
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