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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 26303026, member: 90692&quot;]I agree there is a benefit to having a TPG authenticate, certify and protect a coin, but it needs to meet some qualifications:</p><p>1. Meet the value vs. cost criteria.&nbsp; You probably wouldn’t send a $30 coin to be slabbed, the additional service fees, insurance and shipping may never be recouped.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Is a family heirloom that carries an overriding emotional value that makes it worth slabbing come hell or high water and everyone elses’ opinion be damned.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Be willing to have all your research be usurped or nullified for the opinion advanced by the TPG grader.&nbsp; It’s a coin flip that you and the grader agree completely on grade and label content.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I prefer to do my own research because it satisfies the initial need to know exactly what you have found and I enjoy the whole process.&nbsp; A TPG’s expertise may carry more weight but they are not the only ones who can identify accurately and they make mistakes too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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