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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2424531, member: 24314"]Now this is just an opinion and not an attack on any TPGS:</p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO, If a grading company authenticates/grades US coins they should "back" their opinion 100%. If that company decides to grade/authenticate tokens and error coins, they should back that service also. NGC and other services started with US coins. Then, as they became more "educated" they expanded to slab other parts of numismatics (does NGC guarantee the authenticity of tokens and errors? At the moment I'm ignorant of this but I will find out soon!). </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, it seems to me that any TPGS that decides to get into the ancient field should have prepared as they have with tokens, etc... Perhaps they are not ready for "prime time" and should not have "rushed" into a field that is very difficult at the least! I don't think ICG or PCGS authenticates/grades ancients for that reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2424531, member: 24314"]Now this is just an opinion and not an attack on any TPGS: IMHO, If a grading company authenticates/grades US coins they should "back" their opinion 100%. If that company decides to grade/authenticate tokens and error coins, they should back that service also. NGC and other services started with US coins. Then, as they became more "educated" they expanded to slab other parts of numismatics (does NGC guarantee the authenticity of tokens and errors? At the moment I'm ignorant of this but I will find out soon!). Now, it seems to me that any TPGS that decides to get into the ancient field should have prepared as they have with tokens, etc... Perhaps they are not ready for "prime time" and should not have "rushed" into a field that is very difficult at the least! I don't think ICG or PCGS authenticates/grades ancients for that reason.[/QUOTE]
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