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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1908602, member: 42773&quot;]Thirdly, NGC may have no vested interest in the authenticity and grade of a cheap coin, but I understand from AncientJoe that over a particular valuation, they charge 1% of the estimated value of the coin as a slabbing fee.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in fact, if I submitted a coin worth $100,000, NGC would stand to collect a $1000 fee. Wouldn&#039;t that give them a very vested interest in proclaiming the coin authentic, regardless of the truth? This arrangement does not inculcate much trust, frankly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed that Harlan Berk didn&#039;t bother to slab his $65,000 Tetradrachm of Akragas. Probably because he&#039;s a good businessman and doesn&#039;t want to add $650 overhead to the piece, plus he knows the buyer of the coin will want to hold it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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