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Agree completely. There is no objective standard because multiple fallible humans are doing the work AND there is no regulatory authority that has established an objective, industry-wide standard bac… (View Post)

1980s and early 1990s grading companies both undergraded and overgraded coins. If you use CAC as a proxy, you can find plenty of “undergraded” rattlers that with gold beans and you can find plenty of… (View Post)

PCGS and NGC responded to what the market wanted, which is why they captured a huge amount of the market share from SEGS, ICG and ANACS. SEGS, ICG and ANACs then became second and third tier companie… (View Post)

Here’s a real penny. (View Post)

I can only speak from experience. Occasionally, I will buy 20 or 30 mint sets from various vendors and send them into PCGS for bulk grading. I’ve built a couple of decently ranked registry sets with … (View Post)