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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 2088489, member: 31533&quot;]Actually, I think that even though there is overgrading (i.e., I don&#039;t see where an outside process, such as toning, should allow for 1-2 &#039;grades&#039; higher than the coin itself presents, although it may well be nice enough to command a much higher price than coins of that grade), the slabbing/re-slabbing game can be driven simply by collectors or dealers hearing of or seeing examples of coins that have upgraded and sold well (i.e., improved significantly in the pricing thereof) and they are wanting to get in on easy money. Sort of like how people still sell lots and lots of &#039;unsearched&#039; rolls of coins on ebay --- it&#039;s because people want to believe they have the ability to be &#039;lucky&#039;, that others are not gaming the system against them in any significant way (basically they believe it&#039;s a level playing field), and that they have the ability to spot the coins that are &#039;undergraded&#039;. Basically it&#039;s a conditioning that allows intermittent reinforcement (upgrading on someone&#039;s coin) to drive behavior (people send in coins they cracked or in a slab hoping to get a better grade); people have to either have a huge number of negatives to decide it&#039;s not worth their while or they need to analyze the situation dispassionately to stop playing the game or not get into it. But that&#039;s difficult if you actually do know something about coins because there are probably quite a few slabbed coins out there that could either be graded one grade or one below or above, and when you throw in someone&#039;s opinion of exceptionality or looks on a coin, there you have more opportunities to get this. </p><p><br /></p><p>These are my opinions at this time, but I could be wrong because I don&#039;t have enough experience. And there are others who are sure to disagree with what I say.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overgrading due to exceptional quality on a toned coin for the toning itself is just another non-level playing field item that gets people drawn into the game.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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