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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 2711110, member: 22331&quot;]I believe if one participates/generates an independent study of TPG &quot;standards&quot;, they will find worse than that which was determined/found by the Coin World, and other &quot;independent&quot; efforts. Namely, that there aren&#039;t &quot;universal&quot; standards amongst even the &quot;premier&quot; TPG. I have believed gross examples of same, where a 1908-D MOTTO $20 certified, without alterations, differing TPG graded from an original MS65 grade, to a current &quot;<b>UNC DETAILS</b>&quot; OBV IMPROPERLY CLEANED, a potential value change from ~$7000 to ~&gt;$1250. A 1906 $20 certified, without alterations or detectable &quot;hairlines&quot; having continuous mirrored surfaces on fields/devices, differing TPG graded from MS63 PL to a current &quot;<b>UNC DETAILS</b>&quot; HARSHLY CLEANED, a potential value change from ~$3600 to ~&gt;$1250.</p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t any longer even a requirement for an eBay seller to abide by posted rules of selling a coin once an auction has been completed, or posting an image of the auctioned coin. I&#039;ve had an auction cancelled after final bid on multiple occasions, and sellers are posting certified under-graded coins with a specific date/#, in an auction listing &quot;random date&quot;, ** sold.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sorry, but some of the posts in this thread remind me of ACG threads/posts in the past. In recent studies, ACG coins were removed from their holders, and submitted to the top &quot;premier&quot; TPG, receiving a grade above that on the ACG holder, significantly increasing theoretical value, just by changing a slab. Who is &quot;wrong&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>I know several associates, and prominent firms who take &quot;artistic/creative license&quot; in their sales efforts, well documented, with ignored &quot;reports&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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