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do you think the TPG's use grading sets for just certain coins when grading the coins sent to them?

tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

...just wondering how often the sets are used when grading. do some graders (probably the veterans) not bother

using the sets since they feel confident of their expertise in the particular type coin they're working on. while others,

probably new employees, use them often. or are the sets only used for ultra rare coins? thoughts? image

"government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington

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  • PawPaulPawPaul Posts: 5,845
    they have them - it's any body's guess as to how often there referred to
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...maybe mark could enlighten us on the subject. image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    ...or maybe not. image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The professional graders don't use them all the time but they do refer to them when they examine a liner coin to help them make a final decision on grade.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,636 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>...probably new employees, use them often. >>



    The top grading services only hire experienced world class graders.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would think they are used mainly for training and real borderline cases. Cheers, Ricko
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>...probably new employees, use them often. >>



    The top grading services only hire experienced world class graders. >>



    ...there are some that would disagree, at times, with that claim. not me, however. image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought that Ron Guth stated here that graders are required to make regular visits to the grading sets room.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...maybe i should've posted this on the Q&A forum. image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington
  • I would say they seldom use the sets from what I have seen holdered.
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...see what i mean, perryhall? image
    "government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is a force! like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." George Washington

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