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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 2784173, member: 36864&quot;]This article states nothing of what you speak; that they are somehow unable to authenticate a coin, or that they (intentionally) incorrectly mark a toned coin as questionable. It instead talks about the foolish market of buying stabbed bullion coins; to this point, I agree wholeheartedly.&nbsp; But where a market exists, there will be a person ready to earn a few bucks and in this case, a grading company ready to authenticate and assign a grade to a mint product. There&#039;s nothing wrong or scandalous with this practice as long as it is done fairly. Everyone seems to think that larger companies have this ability to assign their own grades and the TPGs will just do what they want, but have you ever considered the fact that maybe you don&#039;t see all of the coins that they have returned which do not have the expected grade?&nbsp; You only see what it put up for sale either through auctions or private treaty, but you don&#039;t see the mounds of coins that get sold through wholesale channels. The only advantage that large companies get over us lowly collectors is that they can submit tons of coins at a discounted rate.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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