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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1895461, member: 15309&quot;]I agree that there are many collectors who rely too heavily on the TPGs.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t agree that having the TPG provide more information so that those collectors can rely even more on the TPGs is the answer.&nbsp; Uninformed collectors bear the responsibility to become informed collectors or suffer the financial consequences.&nbsp; It is not the responsibility of the TPGs, coin dealers, or other collectors to protect them from their own ignorance.&nbsp; You propose that enabling is the solution to ignorance whereas I subscribe to a philosophy of caveat emptor.&nbsp; But this is a secondary part of the discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The primary reason for our disagreement is that you think the coin is a problem coin and should not be considered market acceptable.&nbsp; To bolster your argument, you have now falsified the opinions in this thread to make it appear that the opinions on the issue are evenly divided.&nbsp; TomB does not agree with you that the coin is a problem coin.&nbsp; In fact, he also thinks you are making a mountain out of a mole hill and has suggested that you return the coin, the exact same advice that I gave you.&nbsp; He did say that he thinks that the marks are the result of improper handling rather than circulation but that is a far cry from thinking the coin is a problem coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Matt does agree with you about the market acceptability of this coin and that really surprises me given his comments on this subject in one of his threads about one of his coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/1892-cc-on-the-way-to-pcgs-grade.239144/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/1892-cc-on-the-way-to-pcgs-grade.239144/">1892 CC On The Way To PCGS Grade?</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So you ask me &quot;what straight forward answer are you talking about?&quot;&nbsp; The answer is that Doug, TomB, and myself don&#039;t think this coin is a problem coin.&nbsp; Furthermore we agree with the EXPERTS at PCGS who assigned the problem free grade.&nbsp; You don&#039;t agree with their assigned grade so you would like to see a written description included with the numerical grade.&nbsp; To what end?&nbsp; All that will accomplish is to give you more with which to disagree!</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact is that you don&#039;t agree with the assigned grade and think the coin is a problem coin.&nbsp; I disagree with your opinion but completely understand your desire to apply your own standards to the coins that you collect even if they are different from the accepted standards in the numismatic community.&nbsp; That said, my advice to you has not and will not change.&nbsp; If you are not happy with a coin, you should not keep it in your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may not like my opinion or the manner in which I express myself, but you will learn more from having discussions with those who disagree with you than those who you give you a stamp of approval.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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