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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 177114, member: 3011&quot;]To answer the question....</p><p><br /></p><p>TPGs are a tool; nothing more and nothing less.&nbsp; If you have a job to do that you are unable to accomplish on your own, such as grading, authentication, or detection of cleaning, and you know that you aren&#039;t good at it, then it is foolish not to employ an available tool.&nbsp; However, different tools serve different purposes and a collector shouldn&#039;t blame the tool if it fails to accomplish a job it was not designed for.&nbsp; One TPG may slab cleaned coins and a second may not.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t want a cleaned coin, it is foolish to employ the first TPG as the tool for the job, or to blame the TPG for not performing a job it wasn&#039;t designed for.&nbsp; Also, just as there are different quality tools at different prices, there are leading TPGs and bargain TPGs.&nbsp; Don&#039;t expect the bargain basement tool to perform as well as the leading company, but if all you need is authentication, then a less expensive TPG may do the job for a smaller cost than a leading TPG.&nbsp; You often get what you pay for, but don&#039;t pay for more service than you need.&nbsp; Finally, remember that while tools are helpful, they don&#039;t do the whole job for you.&nbsp; The user/collector still must judge the eye-appeal, price, whether the coin is high or low quality for the grade, and whether or not the coin is suitable for inclusion in a particular collection.&nbsp;&nbsp; So remember, tools can be enormously helpful, or you can get hurt if you use them carelessly.&nbsp; The responsibility is yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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