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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2821101, member: 24314&quot;]heavycam.monstervam, posted: &quot;How come youre a big hot shot over here on CT, but over on PCGS youre as harmless as a heal hound ?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie71" alt=":peeking:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>With the help of two moderators (Doug here and Mark over there) I have been tamed down quite a bit.&nbsp; Additionally, the posters over there are generally quite different.&nbsp; I will not say how and leave that to others.&nbsp; Would you rather be a &quot;big fish&quot; in a pond, or a &quot;little fish&quot; in the ocean?</p><p><br /></p><p>Johndoe2000$, posted: &quot;So if it&#039;s so hard to tell the difference between NT, and at... why is it so important???&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">I believe it has to do with the value of originality vs man-made alterations.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;After all, isn&#039;t it the colors that are important, <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">YES</span></i></b> not how it got</p><p>there <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">NO</span></i></b>?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Does the coin deteriorate faster, or the colors change differently???</p><p>Why the big deal if you can&#039;t really tell the difference???&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000b3">On some coins it is easy to tell, others not so.&nbsp; Should we ignore the easily ID&#039;ed alterations?</span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;That seems a bit unethical to me.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">You are entitled to feel that way.&nbsp; When I have a coin, I have an opinion of it.&nbsp; When I try to sell the coin, the person buying it has a decision to make based on their knowledge.&nbsp; This is the &quot;real world&quot; NOT Utopia. We cannot protect everyone from their ignorance.&nbsp; That&#039;s the job of the TPGS&#039;s.&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">BTW, if I sell a &quot;bad&quot; coin knowingly - shame on me.&nbsp; If someone buys it knowingly - shame on them.</span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #5900b3">I don&#039;t know for 100% if the OP&#039;s coin is AT.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what a TPGS will grade it.&nbsp; I do know I SHOULD BUY IT if it is priced &quot;right.&quot;&nbsp; I love it!!</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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