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<p>[QUOTE="walterallen, post: 92295, member: 4068"]<b>I Just Want to Get What I Paid For!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>As a collector I want first to find what I'm looking for then get the best buy and feel good about the money spent and not feel ripped off. If purchasing graded coins (from the reputible companies) ensures I get at least the grade I want, then the service is well provided. It's companies like NTC and SGS that undermine the standards. I love the coins I've collected that I can handle "with gloves" and also display in any way "I" see fit. Slabbed coins some how leave me with a little bit of a non-accessable feeling with the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love MS coins and if PCGS or NGC say they are MS65 I tend to agree when I see the coin. I may not have their expertise at grading but I'm learning. </p><p><br /></p><p>When this system of grading is explodited for the sake of a profit then all bets are off and it's again up to the collector to know coins well enough to not get ripped off in the long run.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="walterallen, post: 92295, member: 4068"][b]I Just Want to Get What I Paid For![/b] As a collector I want first to find what I'm looking for then get the best buy and feel good about the money spent and not feel ripped off. If purchasing graded coins (from the reputible companies) ensures I get at least the grade I want, then the service is well provided. It's companies like NTC and SGS that undermine the standards. I love the coins I've collected that I can handle "with gloves" and also display in any way "I" see fit. Slabbed coins some how leave me with a little bit of a non-accessable feeling with the coin. I love MS coins and if PCGS or NGC say they are MS65 I tend to agree when I see the coin. I may not have their expertise at grading but I'm learning. When this system of grading is explodited for the sake of a profit then all bets are off and it's again up to the collector to know coins well enough to not get ripped off in the long run.[/QUOTE]
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