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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zohar444, post: 2013787, member: 13450&quot;]I respectfully disagree. Firstly, as stated, I wouldn&#039;t do this for a $25 coin. However, for pricier coins, I see nothing wrong with a 3rd party opinion. People like myself that migrate over from traditional modern US/World coinage and do not understand the grading scale will be easy bait for many problematic coins. I don&#039;t think that such collectors are the ones you do not want in the hobby as they only expand their collecting focus. They are not investors per se, yet may park significant funds over time in ancients. The easier it is for them to get in, the broader the collector base. Example - A leading ancient dealer in the Midwest has most of his coins listed as &quot;Mint State&quot; and if you look at Vcoins grading varies by dealer. Vagi at least doesn&#039;t have direct financial gain from the coin. I prefer a 3rd party opinion rather than a dealer&#039;s opinion. I also don&#039;t mind the plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sense resistance in general to the plastic element. That I can understand. One can get a photograde or take the risk of purchase and resale, especially for pricier coins. That is a choice, yet in my view, one is not better than the other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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