Question Regarding 'Guess the Grades'

speety

When people post a coin for a 'guess-the-grade', do you put the grade you truly think the coin is, or the grade that you think PCGS/NGC would see it as? Lately I've been posting the grade that I think a TPG would grade it in but originally I put what I personally thought the coin graded. The difference usually tends to be about one grade point level in my case.

So, what do you reply with? Your personal grade or the grade you think a TPG would put the coin in?

STONE

I try to put my personal grade. I do this to compare my grading skills with that of the image of the TPG coin.
Just like you, I tend to be pretty close with each response.

DoubleEagle59

my personal grade.

it would be too difficult to guess the TPG's grade because over the years, they migrate from lenient to strict, back to lenient. How do you know when they graded it and for Whom!!

garsmith

I give my personal opinion, knowing that I am looking at an image and not looking first hand at the coin.

ricko

I grade the coin as I see it... My opinion... not concerned about a TPG opinion when guessing grades... Cheers, RickO

lcoopie

since I do not have my own grading system
in reality I am trying to guess the grade
according to the big 2 grading companies

leothelyon

Really pointless isn't it? This guessing game from pictures. What you want versus a TGS opinion!?!


Leo

NHSBaseball

I give it my own best guess according to my limited ability. However, for my series I have pretty much learned to grade based on PCGS opinions of the coins- so my guesses reflect what their opinion has been of similar coins that I have submitted.

TwoSides2aCoin

I accept pay pal payments for the grades I render via photo. I have a large database of "non paying members". It's time to send out delinquency notices.