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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2447841, member: 24314&quot;]The eight seconds you mention is a farcical myth cooked up by someone, somewhere and spread to your ears about TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; There is no one on the planet who could keep that rate of speed up for any length of time.&nbsp; SILVER EAGLES EXCEPTED - that&#039;s why so much crap gets graded MS/PR-70 and hand lens are not needed.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard some TPG&#039;s say their job is like working in a sweat mill on occasion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will say in defense of the eight second myth: Most professional numismatists can probably arrive at a suitable grade for a coin in a little less time.&nbsp; However, a grader must remove the flip from a box; remove the coin from the flip; examine the coin (this will take longer if it is an important coin, a suspect coin, a borderline grade, or if he/she uses a hand lens); key in his grade; enter it; key in next coin; put coin in flip; return coin to box - DONE.&nbsp; All while paying attention to what MAY be going on in the room around him. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">Try that at home and time yourself while doing all the steps above.</span>&nbsp; I just did a few and it took twenty to twenty-two seconds for three coins using a hand lens.&nbsp; So, do at least three coins and <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">HOPFULLY</span> others will try this experiment in this thread.&nbsp; Then we may get closer to the actual time a coin is seen in the grading room.</p><p>It should be entertaining.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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