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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3211276, member: 15309&quot;]Yes, we both do, because it is a foolish maxim.&nbsp; Imagine the hubris of a collector who thinks his grading skills are so phenomenal that he has become a better grader than the professionals at NGC &amp; PCGS. </p><p><br /></p><p>How would such a collector know this?&nbsp; Has he ever sent any of his coins to the TPGs for grading and tried to predict what their grade would be?&nbsp; For you see, this is essential.&nbsp; In order to claim that he is a better grader than the TPG graders, he would need to understand their grading methods and be able to predict their results with some measure of accuracy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Furthermore, if he has never tried to sell any of his coins on the open market, his confidence is founded in the fact that he has never tested it.&nbsp; It is very easy to claim to be an expert grader, and to shun the TPGs, contending that he only buys PQ coins, but until he tries to sell them, he doesn&#039;t really know.&nbsp; Truly PQ coins will sell even if raw, but when those coins languish unsold for months or years, will he be able to recognize that his grading confidence was truly unfounded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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