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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 592205, member: 2972&quot;]OK, nevermind with the Q&amp;A.&nbsp; I&#039;ll just come out and tell you...</p><p><br /></p><p>The question I asked was how do you define the &quot;best&quot; TPG.</p><p><br /></p><p>You responded, very typical for a noob (no offense!), that &quot;I want all my coins in PCGS holders -- they&#039;re the BEST!&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>But how do you define &quot;best&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it the TPG with the most consistent grading?</p><p>Is it the TPG with the most conservative grading?</p><p>Is it the TPG whose coins sell for the most money at a given grade on average?</p><p>Is it the TPG with the most stringent policy with respect to artificial toning?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are a collector interested in selling coins, you&#039;d like all of the above.&nbsp; No question.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, look at this same question from the buyer&#039;s eyes.&nbsp; You&#039;d want exactly the opposite as to minimize your price paid.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you don&#039;t know how to grade -- really, really well -- you&#039;re stuck with what the TPG gives you.&nbsp; And that&#039;s no position to be in if your money is valuable to you...&nbsp; Don&#039;t be a fannboy of TPGs -- they are a crutch and a game.&nbsp; Be a fan of coins and get the requisite knowledge to swim with the sharks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some food for thought.&nbsp; Respectfully submitted...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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