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<p>[QUOTE="walterallen, post: 518902, member: 4068"]I agree with just about everything that you say Clembo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel the slab game is more about marketing then true numismatic accuracy. The only thing that would make me an advocate of TPG would be if a coin came back, lets say MS67, and it was accompanied by a report that listed reasons why. It could start at MS70 and say why the coin failed to make that grade, then go to MS69 and say why it couldn't make that grade, and so on. Otherwise there is way too much personal input, emotion and just plain subjectivity for me to be 100% about their finding. A person should have the right to know why, specifically. Specially for the money involved, both to have this done and ability to sell. Its become too much of a wheel of fortune game for my taste. </p><p><br /></p><p>Could I tell the difference between MS69 and MS70 or PR69 and PR70? Not today, but in time I plain to be able to. Having said that I know it will take viewing many many coins over many years to have the experience to do it. </p><p><br /></p><p>As a passionate lover of MS and PR coins I find slabbed coins quite unappealing. First I can't view it raw so inspection would have its limitations. And trying to suggest that the grade is wrong, even if its obvious, is like :headbang:, specially if someone, the seller, is money hungry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could rattle on for days on this subject, so I stop here. Great post!</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep on Collecting!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Allen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="walterallen, post: 518902, member: 4068"]I agree with just about everything that you say Clembo. I feel the slab game is more about marketing then true numismatic accuracy. The only thing that would make me an advocate of TPG would be if a coin came back, lets say MS67, and it was accompanied by a report that listed reasons why. It could start at MS70 and say why the coin failed to make that grade, then go to MS69 and say why it couldn't make that grade, and so on. Otherwise there is way too much personal input, emotion and just plain subjectivity for me to be 100% about their finding. A person should have the right to know why, specifically. Specially for the money involved, both to have this done and ability to sell. Its become too much of a wheel of fortune game for my taste. Could I tell the difference between MS69 and MS70 or PR69 and PR70? Not today, but in time I plain to be able to. Having said that I know it will take viewing many many coins over many years to have the experience to do it. As a passionate lover of MS and PR coins I find slabbed coins quite unappealing. First I can't view it raw so inspection would have its limitations. And trying to suggest that the grade is wrong, even if its obvious, is like :headbang:, specially if someone, the seller, is money hungry. I could rattle on for days on this subject, so I stop here. Great post! Keep on Collecting!!! Allen[/QUOTE]
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