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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Jags, post: 8438913, member: 78719&quot;]And this OP serves a value IMHO to those reading it - the TPGs are there as a service, but occasionally get not only a bit too full of themselves but also demonstrate fallibility; they are NOT Gods even though some think of them that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have related some instances where their potential biases have come to the fore with regards to coins that were NOT mine. Stay patient &amp; perhaps to try submission to the alternative service but don&#039;t worry if they too miss the mark. If that were to occur, and I know you didn&#039;t ask, but I would be tempted to break it out of any TPG holder and perhaps sadly go without.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry about rambling but I remember another issue not broached on these boards with edge filing. For those that don&#039;t know, that is a means of altering the rim, sometimes ever so slightly. This is usually done post-minting by some to improve the appearance of their coin, but these usually have a particular appearance. The Royal Mint however were known to perform such &quot;services&quot; in the 19th and early 20th centuries on coins before the coins ever left the premises, and was usually very subtley accomplished; well, the TPGs seem to be blissfully unaware of this and pass down grades or non-grades accordingly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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