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Old 06-28-2010, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by philliesphan View Post
Most Old Judges are ungraded.

A significant failure by all the grading companies, in my humble opinion, is that their grading is reflective of centering, corner wear and surface scratches. Image clarity is not a factor in their grading -- and I have seen a large, large number of Old Judges graded EX-MT or higher that were significantly faded. Many collectors will pay premiums for strong image contrast.
They take picture clarity into account while grading other issues. What gives?
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