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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 817405, member: 21705&quot;]TPG is simply a service which has to recover it&#039;s costs and it does have to add value. All you really have to determine is where the break even point is between the two. </p><p><br /></p><p>For most modern coins, I don&#039;t see the TPG adding enough value to justify the service. But this is just my opinion from the point of view of a collector of 18th and 19th century coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now when you get into the area of more valuable coins where the difference in grade will be hundreds or even thousands of dollars, it makes sense to have a third party (favoring neither buyer nor seller) assist with determining a proper grade and authenticity. </p><p><br /></p><p>As much as I try to avoid it as a seasoned collector, I still suffer from the ownership upgrade where the coin I have is always better than the coin YOU have, even if it&#039;s the same coin. A third party helps. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you are certain that your opinion is better than the unbiased third party, then the service isn&#039;t worth it to you unless your buyer isn&#039;t as impressed with your opinion as you are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once again, the service isn&#039;t for everyone, but it&#039;s a nice OPTION to have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for a brief adventure into modern coinage. I have to say that recent examples of rolled coins from the mint lead me to believe that very few production coins actually start out anywhere close to MS69 or MS70. The product is horrible because of the severe handling associated with the high speed coining processes today. The typical coin straight out of the Dollar Rolls from the mint look no better than about MS63 to me with contact marks galore and several dings on almost every planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the collectors sets are a different story. They have improved the process to the point that they ARE almost universally P69s and P70s. Bravo and Brava to the modern collector production. The real benefit to collectors is that they come from the mint SLABBED so no TPG is required.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s my opinion for what it&#039;s worth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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