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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 693765, member: 15199&quot;]It seems almost like some think overgrading a raw coin is against the law, a criminal act, when it isn&#039;t at all. If grading today was compared to grading 50 years ago, almost every one is over-grading IMO. Grading is an opinion. If a person says they are just a collector, the only grade is (1) Good enough for my collection or (2) not good enough for my collection. However if we want to do selling, trading, etc. it becomes necessary to have more exacting grades to determine pricing. Most people you hear complaining about grading falls into the second group. I am in the second group most of the time also, but I have spent a H*** of a lot of time and effort to educate myself on grading the series I collect, buy , and sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the olden days we were always told experience mattered, and very few expected to fall into a money pit ( unless inherited). We expected it would take time and effort to succeed and&nbsp; learn. Now, it has to be a tweet! Learn to grade in 140 characters or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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