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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 2289614, member: 44034"]Is this comment aimed at me? If its authenticity is in question please let me know, don't just talk among yourselves behind my back. As a newbie to ancients I was unaware that NGC does not stand behind the authenticity of the coins that it grades.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/corinth-ar-stater-pegasus-my-2nd-ancient-purchase.271510/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/corinth-ar-stater-pegasus-my-2nd-ancient-purchase.271510/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/corinth-ar-stater-pegasus-my-2nd-ancient-purchase.271510/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have to say that my experiences as a collector of early U.S. coins and from reading forums such as these for the past few years is that truly reputable dealers are very few and far between. I've seen instances of so-called top notch dealers acting in ways that appear to be very unethical when they think that they can get away with it. Frankly I'd be willing to trust a 3rd party grader much more than all but a few coin dealers since the inherent profit motive is so strong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 2289614, member: 44034"]Is this comment aimed at me? If its authenticity is in question please let me know, don't just talk among yourselves behind my back. As a newbie to ancients I was unaware that NGC does not stand behind the authenticity of the coins that it grades. [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/corinth-ar-stater-pegasus-my-2nd-ancient-purchase.271510/[/url] I have to say that my experiences as a collector of early U.S. coins and from reading forums such as these for the past few years is that truly reputable dealers are very few and far between. I've seen instances of so-called top notch dealers acting in ways that appear to be very unethical when they think that they can get away with it. Frankly I'd be willing to trust a 3rd party grader much more than all but a few coin dealers since the inherent profit motive is so strong.[/QUOTE]
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