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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2332125, member: 24314&quot;]Please let me defend the current TPGS ... Just a little.</p><p><br /></p><p>First: Understand that they produce a product.&nbsp; They better get it &quot;right&quot; or they will loose credibility.&nbsp; AFAIK they do correct their errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, here is the problem.&nbsp; I have read/heard about in seminars and know about actual cases (I lived in DC) that in the 1970&#039;s it was common for the folks at ANACS in DC to hold some difficult coins they were not familiar with for several months while going to museums/coin shows/consultants to learn about the coin in question.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since 1986, to the best of my knowledge, I have never read/heard about any of the TPGS actually doing that type of personal research.&nbsp; They just send coins to consultants and take their word!&nbsp; In the old days, ANACS was burned on at least 2 occasions by relying on a consultant.&nbsp; That may be the case here. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today, a TPGS is expected to get the coins out fast.&nbsp; They have well-known</p><p>ex-dealers on staff and a group of qualified professional consultants.&nbsp; In the quest for speed and perhaps even complacency mistakes are made.</p><p><br /></p><p>You, me, and every dealer and collector out here monitor the TPGS products.&nbsp; Some of you have more experience/knowledge than anyone used by the TPGS.&nbsp; IMO, when a possible error is detected, the coin should be returned to the TPGS for re-exam.&nbsp; I have taken the liberty to alert Rick Montgomery about the questionable slab in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now...Thanks Quaint.Geek for posting this image.&nbsp; I&#039;m saving it in my Possible C/F file until I can move it to my C/F file.&nbsp; Please let us know if the coin is returned to NGC and the final disposition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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