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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2652231, member: 19463&quot;]As so often is the case I have little problem with the grading concepts as used by NGC but dislike immensely the combining that with placing the coin in sealed slabs.&nbsp; For years we had David Sear issuing opinions for sale with the coin identified by a photo.&nbsp; That would require the purchaser of his services to be able to match up certificates filled with information with coins that still allowed handling.&nbsp; I understand why modern coins need to be entombed to prevent degradation or switching identical types but this is not the situation with ancients.&nbsp; Instead we have coins turned into commodities for the benefit of those who have no desire to learn.&nbsp; The only information provided is the grade (including the on/off &#039;fine style&#039;).&nbsp; The ID information is really minimal as is the chance that the buyer of the coin will benefit in any way other than inflating the market price.&nbsp; About the time I might be tending to accept their practices, they downgraded to coins not assigned strike and surface ratings for a discount.&nbsp; The samples we saw in the video all struck me as coins that could have been part of a bulk lot (all Greek silver, all about the same condition) so I do not know if we are getting the 5 seconds of expert services for the full price or lower tier service.&nbsp; I have to wonder if the coins were presorted by a lower level grader so all the hands we saw had to do is type in a note on the few that were not correctly prescreened.&nbsp; We saw nothing that would require cracking a book or otherwise not be serviceable in the five seconds in hand.&nbsp; I wonder what percentage of coins graded fit this category.&nbsp; Mr. Vagi is most certainly correct that he could never know what to expect in each box.&nbsp; I know if I were doing it, I would be good and tired of seeing another box of MS Alexanders.</p><p><br /></p><p>I enjoyed the video and agree with 90% of the comments made.&nbsp; Unfortunately this positive attitude toward NGC work does not transfer to the other brands of expert services but beginners do not necessarily know to make the distinction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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