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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3553565, member: 24314&quot;]Lehigh96, posted: &quot;There is no problem with my comprehension, <b><i><u><span style="color: #b30000">YES THERE IS! </span></u></i></b>but one of my pet peeves is when an employee of a company blames others in that company, usually referring to them as &quot;they.&quot;&nbsp; You are not a data entry clerk, you are one of the top graders, and you are a part of &quot;they!&quot;&nbsp; You don&#039;t get to draw a salary from a company that violates your own principles and then proclaim that you were only following directives.&nbsp; If you believe that AU coins are purposefully being graded MS and are deceiving uninformed collectors, then you are complicit in the practice.&nbsp; Honestly, it makes you look like a sell out!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <span style="color: #660066">I guess it was not simple enough to understand.&nbsp; Out of my respect for you, I&#039;m going to try again.</span>&nbsp; <b><i><u><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">I GRADE SOME AU COINS MS ALL DAY LONG!&nbsp; SOME COINS THAT I GRADE AU ARE SENT OUT AS MS!&nbsp; THAT MAKES ME A SELL OUT to my personal standards.</span></font></u></i></b>&nbsp; <span style="color: #660033">Do you have any more rocks in your bag to throw at this broken old man? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie40" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The comment in the PCGS Grading Guide is hyperbolic, but in a general sense was backed up by SaintGuru on the CU Forum who is one of the top collectors in the PCGS Registry for Saints.&nbsp; Of course there are extant Saints that show no high point friction, but since the overwhelming majority of them do show stacking friction, <b>my overall point is still valid.&quot;</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <span style="color: #660033">Maybe in La-La land.&nbsp; Did you READ &amp;<b><i><span style="color: #b30000"> COMPREHEND</span></i></b> THIS: </span></p><p><span style="color: #660033"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #660033">&quot;<b><span style="color: #b30000">The</span></b> <b><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">only</span></font></b> Saint-Gaudens double eagles that do not have luster breaks on the breast and knee, usually caused by contact with other coins, <font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">are the proofs and counterfeits</span></font></span>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660033">BTW, a knowledgeable author <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> does <b><span style="color: #b30000">NOT</span></b> use &quot;hyperbole&quot; in a serious, professional grading guide.&nbsp; Unfortunately, It appears you think <b><i>misinformation is OK</i></b> in some instances. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> That comes across as a sell out; sorta like when I grade a coin with some friction (AU) Mint State.&nbsp; <i>They say <b>it takes one to know one</b>!</i>&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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