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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 408055, member: 5629&quot;]I just received my sample a few days ago.&nbsp; As most here know, I view TPG services as mostly a moot point to collectors, yet a needful thing for individuals actually in the market for investment and speculative purposes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most TPGs leave out one important item that I believe is a positive for collectors, and that is the ability to standardize the &quot;look&quot; of the more &quot;high end&quot; coins in a collection by personalizing the label on the slab.&nbsp; Thumbs up on the &quot;personalization&quot; service.&nbsp; Obviously, for the &quot;lower end&quot; coins (ie. those coins that are of a significantly low value) to have a TPG grade and slab with a personalization is quite costly, but if you have a coin valued at even just $500, that service is a definite plus.&nbsp; Anything that is common and worth less, I would just continue to personally use snap lock slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>That brings me to another positive regarding the slabs.&nbsp; They are not bulky like PCGS slabs.&nbsp; I see no reason why a slab has to be much bigger than the coin and the identifying label.&nbsp; Your slabs are just slightly taller than the CollectorSafe and Miller snap lock slabs, which take up considerably less space to storer than PCGS slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two things, however, that I have against the sample I received.&nbsp; One may simply be a rare, or even occasional happenstance, but the other, I think, concerns the design or manufacturing of the foam insert.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I received the slab, the quarter was sitting diagonally.&nbsp; Of course, the circumference of each quarter is going to be just slightly different, but, I was able to simply drop the slab down onto the desk a number of times and the coin &quot;straightened out&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>My fear would be if the foam was slightly off for a coin with high relief, if the foam holder does not properly fit and the coin is exchanged on the sight-unseen market quite often.&nbsp; If the coin moves from whatever jolts may occur in transit, and the devices &quot;sliding&quot;, even so slightly, across the plastic.&nbsp; Very unlikely, but, with the sample I received, it raises questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, just a technical issue, but the slab was not sealed &quot;perfectly&quot;.&nbsp; When I opened the package and first felt the sides of the slab, I had to take a closer look.&nbsp; It felt like the slab had been opened and glue back on crooked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that you guys are just getting into the knack of things, but with all the problems there are nowadays with unscrupulous people messing around with slabs, I would hate to see people shy away thinking that the slabs are cracked and resealed if a number of offset sealed slabs make it into the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I have one question for you:&nbsp; Will DGS offer an authentication only service sometime in the future?&nbsp; There are a number of people who have &quot;no need&quot; for a TPG to grade their coin(s), but to have authentication and a collection sonic sealed, with personalization, sounds like a pretty good service, so long as the price is reasonable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some cud to chew on. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, yes, showing the reverse front-side is excellent!&nbsp; That&#039;s the whole reason scores of people have gotten into numismatics over the past eight years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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