PCGS And Down Graded Cook Collection Coins

Did they actually have such an auction?



edit, nevermind, just saw the other thread.

I placed my thoughts/comments in the previous thread. I would hope that this auction and/or viewing of the damaged pieces does more than "tarnish" PCGS's reputation. It should make people suddenly realize (if they haven't already) that what any TPG puts on the piece of plastic means nothing..... and they make millions of dollars just duping collectors into believing that their word is like the "word of god". What is written on that piece of plastic depends on who submitted it, or to whose collection it belongs, or through what auction it will be sold.

No it doesn't, this is internet rumor nonsense that has been disproved time and time again and often comes from people with no experience submitting.

This is completely false but if you guys want to mislead people go right ahead. I've spent far to much energy and time responding to nonsense like this. Just look in the mirror and ask yourself whether you want to have legitimate discussions or spread false rumors. That's up to you guys

At least people know who to ignore when it comes to discussions about grading. This once again is complete nonsense and you pushing your incorrect feelings about how it works. As I said before either take a look in the mirror and start having real conversations or just keep misleading people, I see the path you chose.

It's not worth the time to point out all the flaws in your feelings

basebal21, you must have spent a bundle on TPG to be so convinced you are right and we are wrong. like okiecoiner said,we are also allowed to express our opinion. Go slab go

There's a huge difference between opinions on things where opinions matter and telling people flat out false information because you have no idea what you're talking about but think something.

At no point is the purpose of this forum to mislead people with false information such as the nonsense that has been posted. You can have opinions about their grading standards and argue the differences of those, you don't get to say lies and hide behind it being your opinion

The subject of how Mr. Cook cleaned his coins saddened me but also got me to wondering how PCGS has decided to assign a new grade. If he merely applied VIM to the coin surface and then rinsed it off and left no scratches, would that count as a cleaning? The fact that many came out butt ugly could result in a lower PCGS grade based on appearance. Many have come out with "UNC details" and those are not in dispute, but there's many others that could rattle some reputations and throw the high end of our hobby into disarray. I cannot get my head around this because it flies in the face of everything that I have learned about numismatics.