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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2813001, member: 36230&quot;]Aside from being able to safely predict the grade a TPG will assign (and understanding that TPGs do not have the same standards across the board), one must first ask themselves why a coin would need or benefit from being slabbed/submitted. Unfortunately, many collectors, and particularly new collectors, all too often simply think or assume plastic is necessary for any halfway decent coin when the reality is that a great majority of perfectly nice and collectible coins have no business being in a slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plastic must add something of value to a coin at least equal or greater than the cost of submission in order for it to be worthwhile. This can be anything from increased liquidity, to independent authentication, and everything in between. One must also remember that the TPGs are not the collector&#039;s friend. They&#039;re for profit businesses, and are more than happy to take your money or permanently bury you in a poor submission. The greater point is that this all really is a game. Play it well and wise submission can return more than it&#039;s cost, but play poorly and you&#039;ll lose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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