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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Miko W, post: 2012051, member: 68055&quot;]The idea that TPGs should not be considered authoritative once they have graded a coin is ridiculous. If I&#039;m wrong about that, why has another layer of certification been added to audit them? Dealers and collectors are not sending these coins to be graded for entertainment. They want a trustworthy grade assigned by persons of exceptional skill. Does the buyer have the burden to examine the coin themselves before buying it? Of course. But the graders must do all they can to be dead-on, or they should quit taking the money.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not an expert coin grader, but I am a pretty advanced comic book grader, and I can tell you that NGC&#039;s comic book grading arm lets some bone-headed flaws pass. That&#039;s unacceptable, especially when they claim to employ redundancy. I&#039;m sorry, but some of the things that get overlooked make that claim seem unlikely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just can&#039;t side with those who want to downplay the importance or authority of a TPG result. Plastic slabs are cheap, if that&#039;s all we can expect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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