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<p>[QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 8435055, member: 130786"]<b>Re: #1</b></p><p>From what I have seen, the notes graded closer to 2005, when PMG grading was in its infancy, seem to be inconsistently assessed. (I'm sure it was tough for the co. to recruit qualified certifiers so its possible coin graders were taught to grade paper due to the staffing shortage). Anyway, the Sheldon scale standards seemed to have been unevenly applied to many notes I've seen. I've got nearly perfect notes from that era getting 64 or a 63 for being just slightly off centre (probably a 64 or 65 today). But I've also seen notes get generous # & no "Net," nor issues that would/may likely be stated on today's certification. I'm sure the demand is high for graders today so perhaps this is just my observation (& its always inconsistent). But I do suspect that PMG has gotten more consistent over the years (& its only been 18 years-imagine!). That's why the old saying still remains relevant: "<b>buy the note/not the holder!</b>"</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Re: #2</b></p><p>Certifiers are people so I'm sure that there may be cases where a big dealer (or famous collector) submits a batch (or rare piece) & it gets "a friendly assessment." Some lower graded notes have been posted on our forums for one of our Canadian TPGS' & most collectors I know scratched their heads on the high # but I have seen him generous if he doesn't give an "<b>Original</b>" designation (PMG's "<b>EPQ</b>") on some of the lower assessed notes. A lot of collectors forget that once the <b>EPQ</b> has not been awarded (its authentic but no longer "<b>Original</b>") & it has been processed in some way (pressed, cleaned, etc) to make it appear better than it truly is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Notaphylic_C, post: 8435055, member: 130786"][B]Re: #1[/B] From what I have seen, the notes graded closer to 2005, when PMG grading was in its infancy, seem to be inconsistently assessed. (I'm sure it was tough for the co. to recruit qualified certifiers so its possible coin graders were taught to grade paper due to the staffing shortage). Anyway, the Sheldon scale standards seemed to have been unevenly applied to many notes I've seen. I've got nearly perfect notes from that era getting 64 or a 63 for being just slightly off centre (probably a 64 or 65 today). But I've also seen notes get generous # & no "Net," nor issues that would/may likely be stated on today's certification. I'm sure the demand is high for graders today so perhaps this is just my observation (& its always inconsistent). But I do suspect that PMG has gotten more consistent over the years (& its only been 18 years-imagine!). That's why the old saying still remains relevant: "[B]buy the note/not the holder![/B]" [B]Re: #2[/B] Certifiers are people so I'm sure that there may be cases where a big dealer (or famous collector) submits a batch (or rare piece) & it gets "a friendly assessment." Some lower graded notes have been posted on our forums for one of our Canadian TPGS' & most collectors I know scratched their heads on the high # but I have seen him generous if he doesn't give an "[B]Original[/B]" designation (PMG's "[B]EPQ[/B]") on some of the lower assessed notes. A lot of collectors forget that once the [B]EPQ[/B] has not been awarded (its authentic but no longer "[B]Original[/B]") & it has been processed in some way (pressed, cleaned, etc) to make it appear better than it truly is.[/QUOTE]
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