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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 5241975, member: 24314&quot;]ldhair, posted: &quot;I voted for several. Didn&#039;t see J.T. Stanton on the list. Thought he would be.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Just repeating this as I had the same shock as many when several folks I admire were not listed.&nbsp; They needed to be still living.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, lists as this tend to be based a lot on name recognition. I didn&#039;t vote because I let my subscription expire when we got Coin World at work.&nbsp; There are probably going to be at least 40 DESERVING people on the list that I have not heard of.&nbsp; That should be normal for most readers but not for professional numismatists.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>longnine009, posted: &quot;Skip Fazzari. He founded INS.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This is incorrect.&nbsp; When ANA moved the Certification Service to CO, only one <i>rookie authenticator <span style="color: #b30000">in training</span></i> left town.&nbsp; Charles Hoskins (former Director of the service) started The International Numismatic Society with Lou Birkler and a group of Internationally known US, foreign, and ancient dealers.&nbsp; INS put on coin conventions and had an authentication Bureau (INSAB) where I authenticated coins.&nbsp; Along with authentication<span style="color: #b30000"> we graded coins for free <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> upon request.</span>&nbsp; Our grade opinion was kept on a separate card from the photo certificate of authenticity because grading is a subjective opinion that does not belong on a slab.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Therefore<b>, INSAB WAS THE <i><u><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">FIRST</span></font></u></i> TPGS IN THE USA </b></span>in spite of the <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />obfuscations <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie25" alt=":blackeye:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> all along made by <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie91" alt=":stinkyfeet:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ANA officials <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie90" alt=":spitoutdummy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> who <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> knew better!&nbsp; We started charging for our grade opinion after the <b><i><u><span style="color: #b30000">second</span></u></i></b> TPGS in CO began grading coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> for a fee.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>INSAB is no longer around so <b>NOW, ANACS is the <font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">OLDEST</span></font> TPGS. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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