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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 128498, member: 112"]As almost anyone who knows me can attest I have long said that you can sometimes find gem coins in the slabs of lower tier grading companies. But he has, in my opinion, gone far beyond saying that.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is my opinion that this seller is using his comments to convince buyers that they are purchasing coins graded by companies like PCI that are the equal of coins graded by NGC and PCGS. And if the coin you posted pics of is any example - nothing could be further from the truth. The Frankie in the PCI slab would have a hard time being designated as CAM, let alone DCAM, by NGC or PCGS. The frost is heavily broken, the mirrors are hairlined and the coin is flat out overgraded.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will say this though, the seller has certainly done a very good job of presenting a seemingly convincing argument. But it is an argument that would not stand up to the scrutiny of an experienced grader.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 128498, member: 112"]As almost anyone who knows me can attest I have long said that you can sometimes find gem coins in the slabs of lower tier grading companies. But he has, in my opinion, gone far beyond saying that. It is my opinion that this seller is using his comments to convince buyers that they are purchasing coins graded by companies like PCI that are the equal of coins graded by NGC and PCGS. And if the coin you posted pics of is any example - nothing could be further from the truth. The Frankie in the PCI slab would have a hard time being designated as CAM, let alone DCAM, by NGC or PCGS. The frost is heavily broken, the mirrors are hairlined and the coin is flat out overgraded. I will say this though, the seller has certainly done a very good job of presenting a seemingly convincing argument. But it is an argument that would not stand up to the scrutiny of an experienced grader.[/QUOTE]
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