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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 100420, member: 112"]No that's not what it means - and you're mixing things up a bit. The saying is - buy the coin, not the slab. It doesn't have anything to do with ebay in particular. It applies in all cases. What it means is that when you buy a coin, you should disreagrd that grade on the slab and grade it yourself. In other words, if the slab says the coin is graded MS66 - and in your opinion the coin is only MS64 - then you should not pay more than an MS64 price for the coin. And that applies to a slab from any grading company including NGC, PCGS, ANACS & ICG - along with all the others. Yes, probably. But the material that caused the verdigris to form had to be on the coin before it was slabbed - there is no other way it could have gotten there. It was simply missed. You have had a rude awakening, but it is better to have it happen sooner than later. But all you have actually learned is that even the better grading companies make mistakes. Well, they all do. They may not make this kind very often but it happens. But that is why they have a guarantee. Send the coins back to the grading company to have them honor the guarantee. Call them first to make sure you understand the proceedure.[/QUOTE]