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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 7666456, member: 6641&quot;]I would have said it differently:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. It should help you train your eye to the differences between grades especially when going between MS to AU, AU to XF, etc.</p><p>2. It helps to train you eye to certain types of surface detail issues that you might miss on a raw coin if you don&#039;t know to look.</p><p>3. for online sales you are much more likely to get what you hope for when buying slabbed because as you stated, pictures are almost never a good representation of the coin you will be getting, intentional or not.</p><p>4. for high value coins, the TPG helps better set the stage for a fair price negotiation. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you put the time in and are looking at the actual coin, I think raw coins can offer the best opportunity to buy under value. As you said, they also represent the biggest risk.&nbsp; I do agree that TPG&#039;s are necessary and provide a great opportunity to learn if you are buying regularly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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