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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1609202, member: 22331&quot;]<b></b></p><p><b>Based on my previous experience with &quot;Questionable Authenticity&quot; coins and TPG, I suggest that before recommending submission, that those individuals read the OP of this thread (and the follow-up 2nd post): </b><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t216050/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t216050/">http://www.cointalk.com/t216050/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I&#039;m one who responds to &quot;Questionable&quot; offerings, often acquiring as part of a personal educational process,&nbsp; items to determine the capabilities of &quot;experts&quot;. I&#039;ve realized like results.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I&#039;ll acquire &quot;questionable items&quot;, and submit to all of the &quot;experts&quot; for a response. As one of my legal associates often states, &quot;all I have to sell is an opinion&quot;. My similar experience is that because of potential legal ramifications, a submitter is likely to receive nothing of value for their appreciable expense. If I wanted an experienced opinion, I&#039;d submit to the least expensive &quot;credible&quot; service.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>In my opinion, Craigslist, when properly utilized, is one of the best resources for buying/selling. Unlike other internet exchange venues, there isn&#039;t an intermediary involved in the ultimate contract. The commodities can be physically examined by yourself or another </b><b>authority </b><b>of your choice, rather than an irresponsible third party. The transfer location/terms are negotiable, and all expenses generally known. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>As one who has expended great effort to acquire the best specimens of &quot;Copy&quot; coins from the experts, I&#039;ve accumulated a premier collection of &quot;questionable&quot; items which generally can&#039;t be authenticated or denied. Appropriate items are often taken along for comparative efforts when acquiring items in a personal exchange. I&#039;ll trust myself to determine authenticity, when material, weight, dimensions, and surfaces/design are deemed probable.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b><b>If the OP has taken the precautions indicated with the assistance of a valued physical examiner, I suspect that without minimally extending comparable efforts, we&#039;ll only create additional questions. I believe reasonable efforts have been extended, possibly with the exception of submission for a physical examination by the least expensive TPG. I&#039;ve determined that expensive authentication may be futile.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b><b>I personally love acquiring Gem condition Carson City coins, but will admit that I need a personally acceptable image, and a TPG &quot;slabbed&quot; enclosure. </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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