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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 5316067, member: 21705&quot;]PCGS is trusted by many, particularly those who do not have or make the time to become knowledgeable themselves. I suppose if you&#039;re a Millionaire, you didn&#039;t get there by spending a lot of time on a hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether that TRUST is deserved or not is a matter of debate, as we can see on this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally think they are marketers more than dispassionate judges and certainly not as knowledgeable about minutia as they claim, They miss some pretty basic diagnostics at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few are process errors, at least that is what they claim; but, some are just business decisions to run as many coins through the system in a minimal time-frame and maximize profits.</p><p><br /></p><p>No one processor can possibly know the many nuances of varieties of every specialty class in the time frame allowed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do admit a bias toward raw coins because of the important edge devices in my area of specialty which are not visible on most TPG holders. If I&#039;m going to pay a premium for a Lettered Edge, Reeded Edge or Edge of 93 or 94, I want to see the edge, not a CLAIM on the front of the holder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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