Anyone Have Problems With PCGS Grading

Re: wheatguy's post, I'd find it odd if PCGS doen't use magnification for very high grade MS coins, as their standards specifically refer to marks that are "only visible under magnification." What gives?

If cleaning was standard practice a long time ago, the ANACS approach of grading the coin and noting it as having been cleaned appears to make more sense.

I've looked at many high MS grade (MS63+) PCGS and NGC coins on places like ebay lately while doing research to list some pieces for a friend, and have not been impressed with the apparent consistency. It seems one could just mix the best 25% of the MS67s with the MS68s, play "eenie, meenie, miney, moe," and assign MS68 to every 10th one, and the results would be no less consistent, for all I can tell.

But then, the pics might not accurately represent how the pieces look up close and personal, so to speak. At least I hope not.