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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 2094584, member: 37839&quot;]If you foolishly spend a lot of money buying toned coins, then I am part of that club.&nbsp; If you are crazy, I guess I must plead guilty as charged as well.&nbsp; Basically, one can accuse TPGs of any malfeasance they want, and it is the &quot;Voice of one crying in the wilderness.&quot;&nbsp; I do understand that there are some irregularities and inconsistencies grading coins by third parties.&nbsp; After all, it isn&#039;t totally scientific--it is not as like the acceleration due to gravity of a falling object is 32 feet per second squared, and is quantitatively measured.&nbsp; That is set in stone.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A certain element of subjectivity is built into grading, despite the Sheldon Scale, and rubrics for grading such as Photograde by PCGS.&nbsp; However, I will still maintain that TPGSs get it RIGHT a vast majority of the time, and make occasional mistakes.&nbsp; The average collector (not necessarily the expert collector, but the average coin buyer) will get it right much less than the very experienced third party.&nbsp; It is their business to be correct, and for the most part, I cast my lot with them.&nbsp; HOWEVER, and this the caveat--NOBODY should buy a coin that they don&#039;t like, and suspect is not accurately graded--with or without the Sheldon Scale or PCGS, it would be sheer foolishness to do so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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