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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 2404454, member: 13650&quot;]Meh, I&#039;m not hopping on this band wagon.&nbsp; If the premium coins were not graded in a TPG slab do you people really think the dealers would err on the side of conservative grading and give the customer a break?!&nbsp; &nbsp; You&#039;re dreaming!!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Not to mention that China has been producing higher quality fakes for years.&nbsp; Not just rare pieces.&nbsp;&nbsp; They produce common Washington quarters and everything else you can imagine.&nbsp; &nbsp; If we expected every collector to put in the time it takes to become experts on authenticity, much less grading, there&#039;d be even less people interested in the hobby. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The cost of the grading usually doesn&#039;t factor in to the price so why would anybody complain about a third party&#039;s opinion, uninvolved with the sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Oh, wow, here&#039;s an unslabbed MS-67 Morgan dollar that&#039;s made it through 130 years in perfect original condition, (as a new collector grabs the thing with his thumb across the surface.)&nbsp;&nbsp; Oh shucks, that one&#039;s ruined, but he&#039;ll know better next time....&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; C&#039;mon man!&nbsp; &nbsp; The benefits far out-weight the detriment.&nbsp;&nbsp; To make this argument is being very simple minded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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