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I obv didn't make the video, but if eye appeal didn't factor into the grade - even for F/VF coins, I'm sure they would have made the distinction. I can see where an F17 (if it existed)… (View Post)

I'll agree to disagree. As others stated above, CAC's approval rate of ~45% does not indicate much when it excludes all "C" coins from consideration. To make things worse, include… (View Post)

The problem with that is that grading is a spectrum. If a 1995 MS64 is a 2024 MS65, then is a 1994 MS69 a 2024 MS70? What happens to the 1994 MS70? It can't bump to MS71. Sounds more like grade … (View Post)

I may not have conveyed my concept clearly. I was suggesting that if a TPG could achieve a 3-5% overall "error" rate they would be doing well. Others have explained why the CAC approval rat… (View Post)

That's where we have to define gradeflation. My take on the definition from the forum is that it's the inclination of TPGs to grade coins increasingly more generously (or looser) over time.… (View Post)