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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 630382, member: 15199&quot;]Like cleaning and dipping, there are some coins done that can be told by a newbie after a few days on the forum,&nbsp; but other coinswould get by most on the forum and many TPG.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like Ebay and every grading person or company in the US, the key word is <b>opinion.</b></p><p>If you send one in a year and no one knows your real name, you have a lesser chance in my opinion of getting a NT than Ms.Big who submits 5,000 yr. and is mentioned as a foremost coin dealer. But I am not saying that is wrong for them to do, as they are drawing on that person&#039;s grading experience also. After all, it is just an opinion, and they get their payment either way. TPGs are not Consumers Reports(c)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If there was some test that could be done to separate AT from NT reliably, without damaging the coin, this would be a moot point, but at this point it is all opinion. They can not say for sure it is NT, just opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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