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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinchemistry 2012, post: 2086552, member: 28107&quot;]I agree with you in part and disagree with you in part.&nbsp; Although the &quot;+&quot; designation is supposedly used for coins that are high end for the grade, in many instances, it appears (at least to me) that PCGS uses it to bump up coins with excellent eye appeal even when the coin is otherwise toward the median/lower end of the grade.&nbsp; So, I still see grade inflation in that sense.&nbsp; A MS65+ is a higher grade than MS65.</p><p><br /></p><p>And in reference to grade inflation general, and whether it is intentional, I am curious as to your opinion here.&nbsp; PCGS openly announces on its website that it will bump up a coin up to two full grades for exceptional eye appeal.&nbsp; I don&#039;t believe this was always the case.&nbsp; So in that sense, I do see some intentional changing of standards.&nbsp; I also see that the PL/DPL/DMPL standards have changed substantially (although admittedly in the reverse direction), so I do think some of it is intentional.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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