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<p>[QUOTE="samjimmy, post: 89363, member: 3813"]Yeah, well that's people grading the graders. not exactly what I was after. I want to see the results if a single coin were submitted to each of those grading companies listed say 5 times. What is the grade of the coin.</p><p>That just says that not only can't they agree on a grade, they can't agree on the standards by which to grade. Even less of a point IMHO. This really is why I wouldn't send a coin in to be graded. For dealers, it's wonderful (since if they can get an MS63 coin graded up to MS64, they've made bank), but buyers (IMHO) should be wary of the plastic and the numbers on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course it could be used as a general guide. One would guess that an MS66 coin would be in better condition than an AU58, but when the price level between MS63 and MS64 or MS69 and MS70 is so great, it goes beyond a "general guide" IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know all of this has been discussed to death 1,000 times already.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="samjimmy, post: 89363, member: 3813"]Yeah, well that's people grading the graders. not exactly what I was after. I want to see the results if a single coin were submitted to each of those grading companies listed say 5 times. What is the grade of the coin. That just says that not only can't they agree on a grade, they can't agree on the standards by which to grade. Even less of a point IMHO. This really is why I wouldn't send a coin in to be graded. For dealers, it's wonderful (since if they can get an MS63 coin graded up to MS64, they've made bank), but buyers (IMHO) should be wary of the plastic and the numbers on them. Of course it could be used as a general guide. One would guess that an MS66 coin would be in better condition than an AU58, but when the price level between MS63 and MS64 or MS69 and MS70 is so great, it goes beyond a "general guide" IMHO. I know all of this has been discussed to death 1,000 times already.[/QUOTE]
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