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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smb12321, post: 102830, member: 3682&quot;]<b>I could not agree more</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is just pitiful how many collectors are buying the TPG and not the coin.&nbsp; I do an automatic &quot;regrading&quot; in my head - lowering at least a grade for SGS and PCI. BUT, not purchasing a coin based on the slab is the height of foolishness.&nbsp; We have all witnessed the scene of dealers telling buyers, &quot;But it&#039;s PCGS/NGC/ICG&quot;/&nbsp; I saved hundreds of dollars getting the 1839 &quot;No Drape&quot; half in a PCI holder (AU50) then having it regraded (AU53!) by PCGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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