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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 102898, member: 3726&quot;]<b>As a newbie...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I like some third part grading companies. I have heard several people &quot;dislike&quot; slabbed coins - but it helps me as a newbie in finding what I like and trying to get good prices.&nbsp; Since I am not very good at grading (yet) - I purposely went out and bought some graded coins just so I could compare them to the raw coins I have.&nbsp; I compared the slabbed coins with what is in my ANA grading book.&nbsp; No complaints so far.&nbsp; My whole point is as a newbie I need the help from the 3rd party graded coins to help me learn to grade.&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes - I assume when I buy the coin it is graded correct and yes I could miss something on the grading of the slabbed coins, but they help.&nbsp; My next step is to take some of my raw coins(and my fathers) and get them graded.&nbsp; Then we will see how my grading tests out - still does not mean they are right.&nbsp; So far the only one I avoid is SGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have to admit my father just received a morgan from NTC(or maybe NNC) graded at MS65.&nbsp; Comparing it to his other morgans (PCGS and NTC) that are graded MS65 - looks like all coins are graded correctly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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