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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 206207, member: 6036&quot;]Good to see the overwhelmingly <b>positive</b> tone of this thread.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The #1 thing top TPGs sell is not opinions - it&#039;s <b>integrity</b>. Same with any good dealer. In this hobby, once you&#039;ve tarnished your rep, you got no cred. Ever.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For those that hate slabs, don&#039;t buy &#039;em. That&#039;s cool. For a lot of folks, they&#039;re unnecessary.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But any coin requiring sizable cash, say $200+, I always insist on slabs - NGC and PCGS only (maybe ANACS / ICG).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, I totally agree that I must &quot;buy the coin, not the slab&quot;; that I must learn to grade and detect alterations; that I must be able to do everything they do to the <b>best of my ability</b>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And there&#039;s the rub... they&#039;re pros, I&#039;m not. They have more ability than I do. They&#039;ve graded milllions; as for me... well, less than millions. A lot less. Experience counts.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, they make mistakes, but between their efforts plus mine, I feel pretty good. Safe.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve submitted many coins to PCGS / NGC and been very pleased.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And hey... I&#039;m willing to give Phoenix a try ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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