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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8310186, member: 24314"]And the circle goes round and round...</p><p><br /></p><p>Originally, the argument for any genuine coin sent back in a "<span style="color: #663300">Body Bag</span>" <span style="color: #006633">while keeping the fee $$$</span> was the top two major TPGS's did not want their "Brand" attached to sub-par coins. Meanwhile, other services would slab virtually anything including paper milk bottle caps, coins with holes, tokens, etc. The "Detail" grading, for example PCI Red Labels, was the old "Technical System" devised long before - grade the coin, describe the problem. Eventually, the top two TPGS's were forced to eliminate the use of "<span style="color: #663300">body bags</span>" and start technically grading problem coins that were formerly frowned <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> upon. You can be sure that public opinion and <span style="color: #006633">$$$</span> was a determining factor in that decision. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if true, NGC is going to save <span style="color: #006600">$$$</span> for product they no longer need to use for ALL SUBMISSIONS. This is probably a decision by the new owners. If true, sometimes folks who don't know anything about a product screw it up. Let's hope this decision does not backfire on a great TPGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8310186, member: 24314"]And the circle goes round and round... Originally, the argument for any genuine coin sent back in a "[COLOR=#663300]Body Bag[/COLOR]" [COLOR=#006633]while keeping the fee $$$[/COLOR] was the top two major TPGS's did not want their "Brand" attached to sub-par coins. Meanwhile, other services would slab virtually anything including paper milk bottle caps, coins with holes, tokens, etc. The "Detail" grading, for example PCI Red Labels, was the old "Technical System" devised long before - grade the coin, describe the problem. Eventually, the top two TPGS's were forced to eliminate the use of "[COLOR=#663300]body bags[/COLOR]" and start technically grading problem coins that were formerly frowned :( upon. You can be sure that public opinion and [COLOR=#006633]$$$[/COLOR] was a determining factor in that decision. Now, if true, NGC is going to save [COLOR=#006600]$$$[/COLOR] for product they no longer need to use for ALL SUBMISSIONS. This is probably a decision by the new owners. If true, sometimes folks who don't know anything about a product screw it up. Let's hope this decision does not backfire on a great TPGS.[/QUOTE]
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