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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 2105715, member: 37839&quot;]Your last comment was personal.&nbsp; Up until then, you might have credibility as a collector and moderator.&nbsp; But that is an AD Hominem attack.&nbsp; Are you going to punish yourself, the same way you&#039;d punish someone else who made a statement that was personal against you?&nbsp; No, of course you won&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stand by my support of TPGs, as they are far more accurate than most collectors, and dealers.&nbsp; The &quot;wild old days&quot; were incredibly hectic and much misrepresentation of the condition of coins was made on both sides.&nbsp; I have often told of the fact that people would buy BU coins, and then try to sell the same coins to the same dealer, and all of a sudden, they were &quot;AU.&quot;&nbsp; Most of the horror stories we read on Cointalk are from people buying raw coins, and being misled about grades, or getting coins that are damaged and not able to be graded at all.&nbsp; We read of endless details coins that are raw.&nbsp; Yes, one should absolutely learn to grade, but it is still no replacement for TPG assurance of a grade--it is not &quot;just an opinion,&quot; but a professional opinion.&nbsp; Here is an example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Your hand is red, swollen, throbbing, and hot.&nbsp; You have a fever.</p><p>Opinion from friend or family member--You probably have an infection.</p><p>Professional evaluation, based on facts--The doctor says &quot;In my medical experience, you have an infection.&nbsp; Take 250MG of Doxycycline twice a day for 10 days.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>One is predicated upon experience, expertise, and a semblance of science, based on years of training.&nbsp; The other is an opinion.&nbsp; This is obviously just an analogy, but seems pretty true.&nbsp; Any collector can give an opinion of grade (we all know what people say about opinions, and all of them stinking.).&nbsp; However, the TPG gives an opinion, backed by a certification, and a guarantee.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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