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<p>[QUOTE="7Jags, post: 4625405, member: 78719"]OK, I will tweak the bull on this bit:</p><p>I try not to toot my horn, but there are some sub-series in the British later milled that I may know something about, and in conjunction with some of the most respected dealers and experts in the area have really wondered about what is sometimes appears a lottery system with regards to TPG grades in these series. Examples would include 20th century matte coins, Victorian 3d where they just do not get types right, or grades for that matter, and on a frequent basis; not only that, they do not listen to educated input or to documentation as to type and many times make errors as to what is frictional cleaning to the coin post strike (as opposed to, say, die prep) which seems to be obvious but I guess is not. Certainly, caveat emptor! And know your coins...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="7Jags, post: 4625405, member: 78719"]OK, I will tweak the bull on this bit: I try not to toot my horn, but there are some sub-series in the British later milled that I may know something about, and in conjunction with some of the most respected dealers and experts in the area have really wondered about what is sometimes appears a lottery system with regards to TPG grades in these series. Examples would include 20th century matte coins, Victorian 3d where they just do not get types right, or grades for that matter, and on a frequent basis; not only that, they do not listen to educated input or to documentation as to type and many times make errors as to what is frictional cleaning to the coin post strike (as opposed to, say, die prep) which seems to be obvious but I guess is not. Certainly, caveat emptor! And know your coins...[/QUOTE]
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