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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1773706, member: 20480&quot;]As with all holders, buy the coin, not the holder.&nbsp; While I don&#039;t buy them often, I do not avoid them.&nbsp; As a dealer I have paid well over retail for some ICG coins that were badly undergraded.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of my most regrettable misses about ten years ago was failing to bid enough to win an 1853-O NA H10c in an ICG VF holder that was a slam dunk for XF45 . . . very rare, and a gorgeous coin at that.&nbsp; The coin sold for a few hundred dollars over VF bid, and was way too cheap.&nbsp; I just wasn&#039;t smart enough to jump on it at the time, and have a hard time forgiving myself for such a short-sighted decision.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With that already stated, I am not a fan of ICG grading in general.&nbsp; I feel they are too inconsistent, and the coin has to have something special going for it.&nbsp; If not, I know I&#039;m going to meet resistance from a potential buyer who places more faith in the plastic than in the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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