Mercury dime- already slabbed, GTG

[MarkFeld]

Mark,

 

I'm clearly aware that the written standards of any TPG do not necessarily translate into the reality of the end product. Some times they miss. This is of course the fodder of many threads.

 

My thanks to yonico and Brandon was based upon bringing me a clearer understanding of the written standards of NGC and PCGS. Again, I'm aware that written standards do not accurately reflect attributions by any TPG.

 

I disagree with your statement "It's inevitable and understandable and not a knock on grading companies. If you look at enough "FB" Mercury Dimes-even NGC ones- you will see a good number of them which do not display fully split and/or rounded bands."

 

It is inexcusable that any market making entity not to adhere to clearly defined parameters that they themselves have published.

 

After all, if we look to the TPG s to define a specific attribute of a coin, and our money is connected to that attribution, the standard defined by the TPG should be consistent and reliable.

 

Don Quixote

 

"Don",

 

We will have to agree to disagree. I believe that you might have unrealistic expectations with respect to the application of "clearly defined parameters". Sometimes it's not nearly as easy as it might sound to determine whether a particular coin meets those parameters.