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People like that are the reason why reputable third party grading should exist. (View Post)

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)

All grading is market grading. The market establishes what is an acceptable standard that is recognized by buyers and sellers. There have been many standards proposed over the years, and the majority… (View Post)

Coinage is always political. The use of the image of Liberty has been used to communicate political ideas since it was used by the Romans on coinage during the Republic. The assassins of Julius Caesa… (View Post)