Are TPGs TOO big of a deal?

Are TPGs considered too big of a deal?
Its hard to sell a rare coin without a slab even if it is authentic
Do you agree with everything centered around a plastic holder?
IS this where you expected TPGs to be back in the 70s and 80s

 

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I have no use for them. Costs too much to get a coin graded and everyone seems to care about only what's printed on the slab paper and not about the coin itself.

Outside of ancients I keep my world moderns and U.S. raw. It's much more enjoyable as a coin collector to hold and admire the coin itself then a chunk of plastic.

If I wanna hold plastic, I will hold one of my action figures, which I also collect.

I think TPG is good for super rare or high-grade coins. But your middle of the road common stuff, nah.

I'll keep my $35 per coin fee, not counting shipping, and use it to buy more raw coins.

 

Only when selling to the wrong people

 

Plastic has its' place.........particularly when selling.

 

The world has changed from back then. There are many clever (chinese[lower case on purpose]) fakes out there. I'd only buy from an reputable, recognized, trusted dealer for something that was in 'raw' state.

 

If i am paying more than $125, I want to make sure it is authentic, hasn't been altered, isn't damaged, etc. It is also easier to sell or trade later. So, yes, they are a necessity at least for me, especially when dealing with error coins.

 

You ARE a special case. You are into some serious material.

 

Yup, some of it is plain silly.

 

Ridiculous.....

 

Hoo boy! Our friend CollectingNut is about to get kicked in the teeth again by Mother Nature. Those blokes down there can't catch a break. Gettysburg is getting it now and it's heading his way.

 

Boomers?

 

Yup, nasty 2 and a half inches of rain in a relatively few minutes boomers. Now quarter sized hail, too. Heading due east JUUUST north of the Mason-Dixon.

 

Just checked the National Doppler, and I ain't in the path this evening.

 

I don't know why these threads pop up all the time. What's the alternative? Should we hope that they go away and expect everybody to be experts in judging fakes and cleaned coins? More people would probably leave the hobby than join if the TPGs went away now IMO. It's just a reliable, professional ,3rd party opinion to help with sales and values. The slabs are a convenient, attractive, safe way to protect, catalog and permanently register them.

I think the costs are excessive but if they were cheap, everybody would send everything in, including a whole bunch of crap that has no business being graded which would bog them down and make the process slower than it already is. It's high but doable if you just have to send something in. Over time, I suspect business may slow down for them as just about everything that should be sent in is and most stuff that hasn't been sent in for grading probably never will be.

 

Yup, you're fine. Some of the most hellacious storms I've ever experienced were while driving on the high country on I-83 near the PA/MD line.

 

If only your last two lines were true. Some material, most of it the stuff asked about here, will NEVER be worth slabbing.

 

Close, but no cigar.

Three guys got struck by lightning in Queens county last night. Why they were out in the storm, I don't know. Maybe stupid to be playing soccer on a field during a thunderstorm? Didn't these guys ever have someone tell them ya don't want to be in a flat area during a thunderstorm? Lightning strikes the highest object, and if you're the highest object, guess what? You it........stupidity.

 

I’ve said this before. If there’s any chance of your heirs geting your collection — especially if you don’t think they will want to continue your collection — TPGs will aid them immensely in getting the fairest price possible as sellers. No question about authenticity or cleaning.

 

How many pictures of the Statue of Liberty getting hit do some people need to get this concept?