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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 188720, member: 3726&quot;]On this quote - I do not think classics are in trouble.&nbsp; It is not impossible to find 100 or 200 year old raw coins that can still be graded.&nbsp; PCGS will not grade anything they deem a problem - it does not mean they are perfect.&nbsp; Now here is where we kind of disagree &quot;simply hasn&#039;t done an adequate job of educational preparation&quot;.&nbsp; I agree on this with the trade dollars based on &quot;only what I have read&quot;.&nbsp; Where I disagree is that no amount of education can replace real life experiences, but it will probably prevent some of the most glaring mistakes.&nbsp; Maybe that is what you meant.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example - my father just recently submitted 8(morgans) coins to PCGS.&nbsp; As part of our selection process we used MS63, MS64 ,MS65 PCGS and NGC coins to compare them to.&nbsp; And do not take me wrong we are pleased with this learning experience.&nbsp; Out of the 8, 2 were body bagged - all of the rest were 62-64.&nbsp; I thought at least two stood a shot at 64/65 and the rest would be 60-63.&nbsp; I can&#039;t wait for his coins to come back to do more comparisons.&nbsp; I am going to have to line them to compare mint lustre and bag marks to see if it helps.&nbsp;&nbsp; Where I struggle is that I know I have some problem coins that I would like graded, so I am probably going to use ANACS(most of mine are copper).&nbsp; I think I might try PCGS on my shield nickels.&nbsp; And if a couple are body bagged it will not bother me.&nbsp; I will probably sit down and grade them again this weekend and have my father send them to PCGS next week.&nbsp; As much as I hate to say it I am sure a couple will still be body bagged - I do not think any are cleaned or corroded, but like PCGS I am not perfect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry about being long winded - but this makes me think some of the college grads that come into the IT industry with 4/5 years schooling and oodles of certifications, only to get smacked in the face with real life.&nbsp; Time for me to take some lumps in my education.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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