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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 324550, member: 4626"]It's this kind of think that has me slapping my head, wondering why people still believe in PCGS's reputation... all TPGs are crooks, it's just a matter of degree... just some are better at getting away with it than others. The only difference between a company like PCGS and say a company like SGS is the myth that their reputation somehow makes them more impartial when they put their opinion on a slab rather than a company that doesn't bother to pretend that. It's the difference between telling a lie that almost everyone will believe and telling a lie few people will. It's still a lie, either way.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's sounds like a cliche to say "buy the coin, not the slab" but it's a cliche for a reason. Based on populations you stand a really good chance of a 68 or even a 69 by buying the coin in the Mint's plastic rather than some TPGs, and if you can sucker someone into paying huge amounts of money for it after it goes into some TPG's plastic without you conciense bothering you, go for it I guess. I won't be paying that... I got one of these for $10 and as far as I'm concerned that's precisely what it's worth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 324550, member: 4626"]It's this kind of think that has me slapping my head, wondering why people still believe in PCGS's reputation... all TPGs are crooks, it's just a matter of degree... just some are better at getting away with it than others. The only difference between a company like PCGS and say a company like SGS is the myth that their reputation somehow makes them more impartial when they put their opinion on a slab rather than a company that doesn't bother to pretend that. It's the difference between telling a lie that almost everyone will believe and telling a lie few people will. It's still a lie, either way. It's sounds like a cliche to say "buy the coin, not the slab" but it's a cliche for a reason. Based on populations you stand a really good chance of a 68 or even a 69 by buying the coin in the Mint's plastic rather than some TPGs, and if you can sucker someone into paying huge amounts of money for it after it goes into some TPG's plastic without you conciense bothering you, go for it I guess. I won't be paying that... I got one of these for $10 and as far as I'm concerned that's precisely what it's worth.[/QUOTE]
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