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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;illini420, post: 693544, member: 19423&quot;]It is a shame when dealers intentionally overstate the grades on their coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I can&#039;t tell you how many times I&#039;ve been looking at 2x2s at shows where the dealer has XF written on the 2x2 and is selling at the XF price, when I know that the coin is clearly a VF coin maximum.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Of course, some dealers do this intentionally to maximize their profits, but others just don&#039;t know how to grade every series either or are using a different grading standard.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen it the other way too, especially with old time dealers at the local shows who use more traditional grading standards than the third party graders use today.&nbsp; I love it when I see their 2x2s and find many coins marked G or VG that I know would certify as a F or VF.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So again, it&#039;s not always intentional and the grades aren&#039;t always overstated.&nbsp; But yeah, it would be a more enjoyable hobby without the scammers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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