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<p>[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 291187, member: 4367"]Cool, I didn't want to either <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Doug, at one time I almost brought in, I almost hitched onto the ANACS bandwagon and then I caught a bit of information on the wind or the wire I'm not sure which but it was there. That word was that a certain TPG company owner had personally stooped to walking a special order thru by their own admission. Then after some research I discovered the same owner is also a coin dealer and only sells products which are processed by their own company. Not a bad Idea if you're Lee Iacocca or Steve Jobs but when you are the CEO/Owner of a company which produces an objective service that will drastically increases the value of the coin I think it smacks of corruption and abuse. I seem to recall a certain TPG which did the same thing and a large lawsuit ensued which swept up a couple of my friends so I'll choose my words carefully.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you can take an $18.00 (RedBook Grade) silver half dollar and with a couple of pieces of plastic and a little plastic sticker you can transform that coin into a several hundred dollar piece with an imaginary pedigree as a marketing ploy. </p><p><br /></p><p>We've both seen TPG'd coins which appear to have been given the benefit of the doubt (grade wise) and then we've seen coins which are oughtright 'Market Graded' and noplace close to accurately graded. Graders are human and various standards are constantly being rewritten. Believe me, anyone can be accepted at any of the big four TPG Co's as an apprentice grader and from there it's all politics. Or so I've been told by those who've applied. On a lark I applied for a TPG Grader job a few months ago and was accepted, now that's a laugh... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I've since withdrawn my application.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps one day I'll begin looking at Coin TPGs with optimism but for now until there is regulation my (and I think pretty good) collection will remain virtually raw and self-graded by my standards. </p><p><br /></p><p>As you know there aren't many collections which have never seen the plastic hands of a TPG, but they're there and have remained locked away in attics or basements in Kansas, Oklahoma, or Idaho. These collections will eventually be found and subsequently labled as a hoard. I am dismayed at the thought...</p><p><br /></p><p>Take Care</p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 291187, member: 4367"]Cool, I didn't want to either ;) Doug, at one time I almost brought in, I almost hitched onto the ANACS bandwagon and then I caught a bit of information on the wind or the wire I'm not sure which but it was there. That word was that a certain TPG company owner had personally stooped to walking a special order thru by their own admission. Then after some research I discovered the same owner is also a coin dealer and only sells products which are processed by their own company. Not a bad Idea if you're Lee Iacocca or Steve Jobs but when you are the CEO/Owner of a company which produces an objective service that will drastically increases the value of the coin I think it smacks of corruption and abuse. I seem to recall a certain TPG which did the same thing and a large lawsuit ensued which swept up a couple of my friends so I'll choose my words carefully. When you can take an $18.00 (RedBook Grade) silver half dollar and with a couple of pieces of plastic and a little plastic sticker you can transform that coin into a several hundred dollar piece with an imaginary pedigree as a marketing ploy. We've both seen TPG'd coins which appear to have been given the benefit of the doubt (grade wise) and then we've seen coins which are oughtright 'Market Graded' and noplace close to accurately graded. Graders are human and various standards are constantly being rewritten. Believe me, anyone can be accepted at any of the big four TPG Co's as an apprentice grader and from there it's all politics. Or so I've been told by those who've applied. On a lark I applied for a TPG Grader job a few months ago and was accepted, now that's a laugh... :) I've since withdrawn my application. Perhaps one day I'll begin looking at Coin TPGs with optimism but for now until there is regulation my (and I think pretty good) collection will remain virtually raw and self-graded by my standards. As you know there aren't many collections which have never seen the plastic hands of a TPG, but they're there and have remained locked away in attics or basements in Kansas, Oklahoma, or Idaho. These collections will eventually be found and subsequently labled as a hoard. I am dismayed at the thought... Take Care Ben[/QUOTE]
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