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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 502341, member: 1242"]I am in total agreement that something needs to be done to get SGS/Aboncom out of the self-slabbing business! However, without a technical point to act on, a Law Suit would be thrown out immediately. That technical point is having a copy of the grading standards that SGS uses and whether it is ANA Standards or SGS' Standards. If it is SGS' Standards, then there is more than likely, very little that can be done. However, if SGS provides a copy of their' Grading Standards and they are the same as the ANA Standards, then a case is possible with proof of having coins graded by them as examples and a certified ANA Grader to exam the coins and testify in Court.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as SGS being a TPG, that is far from the case! IMHO and based upon the many coins that I have seen in SGS slabs and MS-70 on the slab, this Self-Slabber is nothing more than a Slabber of BU rolled or bagged coins. In that I mean, that he purchases BU rolls and/or bags of coins and takes the coins directly from the roll or bag and into a slab with very little examination other than the coin is BU from appearance and is not severely spotted or dirty.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 502341, member: 1242"]I am in total agreement that something needs to be done to get SGS/Aboncom out of the self-slabbing business! However, without a technical point to act on, a Law Suit would be thrown out immediately. That technical point is having a copy of the grading standards that SGS uses and whether it is ANA Standards or SGS' Standards. If it is SGS' Standards, then there is more than likely, very little that can be done. However, if SGS provides a copy of their' Grading Standards and they are the same as the ANA Standards, then a case is possible with proof of having coins graded by them as examples and a certified ANA Grader to exam the coins and testify in Court. As far as SGS being a TPG, that is far from the case! IMHO and based upon the many coins that I have seen in SGS slabs and MS-70 on the slab, this Self-Slabber is nothing more than a Slabber of BU rolled or bagged coins. In that I mean, that he purchases BU rolls and/or bags of coins and takes the coins directly from the roll or bag and into a slab with very little examination other than the coin is BU from appearance and is not severely spotted or dirty. Frank[/QUOTE]
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