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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 7426341, member: 21705&quot;]Definitely my own. I do not trust TPGs to know what they are doing. The examiners are not given sufficient time, even if they start out as numismatists.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, the goal is to make sure you buy the slab and trust them, whether they are trust WORTHY or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealers just want to send in the right coins at the right time to get lead turned into gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m VERY cynical because of BASIC attribution mistakes identifying early large cents. They don&#039;t even know the difference between a reverse of 94 and a Reverse of 97 or Heads of 93, 94 and 95.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I&#039;m supposed to TRUST THEM. Sorry, it&#039;s not going to happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I am submitting my first coin (1796 NC-2 Large Cent) to PCGS for slabbing because the market for slabs (entombed coins) is higher than the market for raw coins. It grieves me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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