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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 4027544, member: 73489&quot;]These folks speak to coin collectors all the time, individually and before groups.&nbsp; <b><i>What do they say when asked about this ?</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t doubt it -- my Franklin Half-Dollar CU Posts -- but again, what do they say about this ?</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>They can&#039;t be maintaining a Wall of Silence ?</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Thanks for posting this, fantastic article (gonna read it RIGHT NOW)....but let me play Devil&#039;s Advocate:</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><u>If market grading is now the norm.....and if everything is HIGHER than it should be....isn&#039;t it like &quot;grading on a curve&quot; in school ?&nbsp; Nobody is really being cheated, because the MS65 coin you have from 1985 is -- if you crack it out or submit it to CAC or just have a buyer with a similar super-sharp eye -- will grade out as MS66 or maybe even MS67 ?</u></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>So what&#039;s the harm if the refs have loosened the standards, but it applies to ALL coins and gradings ?</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Again...I&#039;m playing Devil&#039;s Advocate, please don&#039;t attack me for downplaying it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">On a serious note, I much more fear counterfeit coins than market grading.&nbsp; 7 ways to Sunday !! </span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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