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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 20801528, member: 13650&quot;]This is an interesting thread.&nbsp; I just purchased a coin in an ICG slab in hopes of cracking it out and crossing over to an NGC slab for the registry.&nbsp;&nbsp; I dont know much about ICG but have has success crossing over in the past.&nbsp;&nbsp; Does anyone know if they&#039;re good on catching cleaned vs uncleaned?&nbsp;&nbsp; To me, my purchase looked uncleaned by the photos aided by what looks like some original toning around it.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I think the grade is right on and likely the highest grade it can get.&nbsp; If anything, if NGC wanted to be hard on it, it could possibly drop a grade but I don&#039;t think they will.&nbsp; It&#039;ll be a costly down grade if it happens but I&#039;m entertained by testing them and only try it with coins I am very fond of.&nbsp; &nbsp; Like I say I think ICG got the grade right on.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t think there&#039;s any chance it&#039;ll upgrade but it&#039;s a very attractive example for the series.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; People have a lot of opinions on grading but at some point, what&#039;s ever going to be enough?&nbsp;&nbsp; The top TPGs have at least two sets of eyes on a coin, with a third finalizer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Would they get it right if there were 5 or 8 graders reviewing every coin that had to agree?&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The fact that multiple people look at them, albeit maybe using a newer skewed standard, should give it the best possible chance of being correct.&nbsp; &nbsp; Could be some things are missed just due to the time factor.&nbsp; Maybe they don&#039;t spend enough time looking at some?&nbsp; But some of this should be overcome by multiple people looking at them that have to agree.&nbsp;&nbsp; If its the system in quesiton leaning towards grade flation, I don&#039;t know what you can do for that.&nbsp; Demand drives it.&nbsp; They have no qualms about slapping details labels on just about anything.&nbsp; They have that down pat.&nbsp; &nbsp; Been fooled by whizzed coins myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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