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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 26593160, member: 105571&quot;]I can&#039;t pretend to know what is the &quot;main&quot; difference in expenses but here&#039;s a major difference between GC and competitors Heritage and Stack&#039;s:</p><p><br /></p><p>Heritage and Stack&#039;s will attribute a coin that has a die marriage and a rarity in their catalog listing.&nbsp; This makes a major difference in the coin&#039;s marketing.&nbsp; They will also discuss the coin&#039;s grading attributes and often compare to others of its ilk.&nbsp; GC treats every coin as if it&#039;s a generic and offers no opinions regarding the coin&#039;s comparison to others.&nbsp; It takes staff to offer those extra services and staff costs money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, those extra services may not be of value to some collectors but for some it can make a difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>OTOH, an undeclared rarity might reside in a GC auction offering the diligent and prepared collector the opportunity to snag something really desirable at a good price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that Heritage is simply increasing fees because its costs have increased and it is protecting its profit margin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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