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<p>[QUOTE="jester3681, post: 2748927, member: 53130"]I would say GSC has gotten better over time - I bought several coins from them about 5 years ago that were presented in a favorable way, that had evidence of cleaning (no luster, hairlines). They took them back without question and even paid TPG fees for the one that I sent in for grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you look at GSC now, I think their photos are much more accurate than they used to be (I can see obvious problems that I don't recall seeing five years ago). They also don't provide a grade anymore - one thing I think they learned the hard way. I have heard anecdotal evidence that many of their raw coins are problem slab coins that are broken out - I suppose that's believable, but I give them the same "caveat emptor" that I give any dealer that sells raw coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I wouldn't trust a raw coin from them the way I would from dealers I do frequent business with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jester3681, post: 2748927, member: 53130"]I would say GSC has gotten better over time - I bought several coins from them about 5 years ago that were presented in a favorable way, that had evidence of cleaning (no luster, hairlines). They took them back without question and even paid TPG fees for the one that I sent in for grading. If you look at GSC now, I think their photos are much more accurate than they used to be (I can see obvious problems that I don't recall seeing five years ago). They also don't provide a grade anymore - one thing I think they learned the hard way. I have heard anecdotal evidence that many of their raw coins are problem slab coins that are broken out - I suppose that's believable, but I give them the same "caveat emptor" that I give any dealer that sells raw coins. That said, I wouldn't trust a raw coin from them the way I would from dealers I do frequent business with.[/QUOTE]
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