We Need ANA Independent Grading Now!

Thanx RETI. No simple solutions. However effected, we need a grading service that is as independent from conflicts as possible. \

If coin collectors or dealers are involved in the grading process, I would think that there would have to be some way in which a requirement be made that they (all graders) must have all of their coins held in trust, under the penalty of civil and criminal law. They cannot buy, sell, or trade as graders.

There are no easy solutions.

If we keep the grading services involved, I believe that the ANA should then re-certify each and every coin currently slabbed, photograph each coin, and list them with pics, name of slab service with slab serial numbers, pop approved coins, and include the name of ANA re-approval finalizer.

Perhaps they could act in effect as a grading service review authority. Or, as finalizer of ultimate grade as suggested earlier.

If ANA service agrees with slab grade, coin gets put into their own ANA online registry. It could give slab coin a Pass or Fail and post it online as such. Slab coin could in effect get an ANA seal of approval. Cost for re-examination and registration would not have to be excessive. Name of ANA review finalizer would be added to coin registry for each coin. Talk about pedigree.

Imagine what grading stability will give to numismatics. If you agree that something must be done, tell 2 friends to tell 2 friends...ect.

Thanx for response....Gusp

First off let the government deal with violations of existing laws only.
Second how about a group such as ANA establishing grading guidelines and a grader to be certified by them would have to abide those guidelines. Of course you would have to get them to agree on guidelines. The TPG's grader would be allowed to affix their numbered seal or sticker to a slab as long as they would abide by the guidelines to be reviewed by ANA 3 to 4 times a year as a blind submission. An ANA member could ask for a review of their own coins or purchased coins by another ANA certified grader. ANA would not have a pet TPG and it should gather some sort of trust. ANA could pull a graders or TPG's cert at any time and if that would happen the news would spread like wildfire. The TPG's are in it for the money and trust me money talks. It would of necessity increase dues but would it be worth it. The market right now is being driven by precious metals prices and investors. How many of the Average Joe collectors purchase slabs? Ball cards went wild several years ago and had/has slabbing. They didn't clean up their own act and where is that market now? Honesty and integrity are not being taught in the home, school, college and most but not all churches and this moment. You can't change he neighborhood without changing the neighbor. Just my two stinckin' zinc'n Lincoln's.