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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IBetASilverDollar, post: 2755075, member: 85251&quot;]The thing is, you&#039;re on the other end of the extreme that you dislike.&nbsp; There are definitely people who only care what number is on the piece of plastic, but don&#039;t let those people discount the positives TPGs bring to the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can speak first hand being a little less than a year in that I would have quit after my first month after getting burned with every raw coin I tried to buy.&nbsp; Having TPGs, as imperfect as they are, allowed me to not get frustrated and quit.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure I&#039;m not alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nice thing is you can still buy a slabbed coin and just focus on the coin itself.&nbsp; The &quot;buy the slab not the coin&quot; mantra gets tossed around ad nauseam because nothing could be more true. </p><p><br /></p><p>You and the dealers you talk with can loathe TPGs, I understand they&#039;re not for everyone.&nbsp; But understand their importance because they have their role and it&#039;s a big one whether you like it or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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