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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gc1111, post: 318183, member: 4142&quot;]I think the real problem is that there are definite standards (several in fact, but they don&#039;t differ that much) for grading, but there are NO STANDARDS for &quot;no grading&quot;. And it is not just me (a middling experienced collector), but very experienced people cannot agree on what is gradeable and what is not. I think that by now, most graders will come pretty close to the same grade for a coin (say +- 3 out of 70). But I have had the experience of sending in some coins for grading that I purchased from a reputable, local dealer. Two of the more expensive of the lot came back &quot;no grade&quot;. I went back to the dealer and he was honestly surprised. He eventually (and unhappily) took them back and gave me store credit for them. But if he cannot tell, who can? This is re-enforced by the common experience of sending them in again and getting them graded successfully by another grader.</p><p><br /></p><p>How about we start a push to establish standards for &quot;grade/nograde&quot; ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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