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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 7839269, member: 15588&quot;]Though I completely understand why people may not like TPGs, I buy only slabbed coins at this point, for various reasons. For someone, like myself, who may not have fully developed counterfeit detection skills, they at least lessen my chances of purchasing an expensive counterfeit. Though, of course, many terrifying examples of nearly undetectable counterfeits have appeared on this very forum that have fooled even multiple experts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I&#039;m not a nationally acclaimed or well-known dealer or collector. I will likely never be one. As such, I don&#039;t have a widespread reputation that will boost a buyer&#039;s confidence immediately. So when I go to sell my coins, which I might someday, since I can&#039;t use my reputation or name to my advantage, slabs seem to increase the chance of giving buyers confidence in the product itself. Of course, not in every case, but in general this seems true.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not to mention that slabs with CAC beans mean that more than one expert has judged the coin, which can further increase confidence, though not indubitably. Will the grade on the slab be exact? Probably not, but it will likely be closer and more reliable than my own grading, though I do try to apply <i>some</i> standards of my own even when buying slabbed coins. It&#039;s a long and slow learning process and I&#039;m not to the point where I fully trust my own judgment all by itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of the above remains foolproof, of course, but it arguably can help in the long run, especially when one goes to sell coins. So, for all of these reasons and also because I try to buy coins with the hope, perhaps a Quixotic one, of not losing money in mind, I prefer buying slabs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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