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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 223416, member: 3011&quot;]They are good because of the authentication, identification of problem coins, and provision of an approximate grade.&nbsp; They are bad because they give the illusion of precision to the grade which encourages people, or at least gives them to confidence to overpay or at least pay more than they would otherwise.&nbsp; For me, it is too tough a call as to whether a coin is MS64 or MS65 to justify paying double the amount if I think it is a 65.&nbsp; The TPG will very confidently grade a coin MS65 and people rely on their opinion perhaps more than they should.</p><p><br /></p><p>On balance, I think grading services are positive as long as the tool is used properly and the limitations are recognized.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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