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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 951540, member: 22331&quot;]<b>I&#039;d Appreciate An Opinion</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial Black">You appear well versed in &quot;consumers&#039; rights&quot;, and I believe you&#039;ve insinuated that you&#039;re of the opinion that a &quot;top tier&quot; TPG should be the ultimate authority for determining &quot;value&quot; of a coin. If I&#039;ve misunderstood, please correct me. I have a dilemma, for which I&#039;d appreciate your opinion. The attached photo is of a coin purchased in auction many years ago, being sold by a son (of a deceased collector), who had been informed by the father of the coin rarity, because it was a MOTTO coin which had been undergraded in the past by PCGS, when &quot;standards&quot; were very different than today. This unblemished coin without &quot;rub&quot;, scratches, nicks, gouges, having uniform &quot;cartwheel&quot; field luster should grade MS65, using current standards. The auction had just a close-up Obverse photo, which clearly allowed one to determine the truth of MS65 claims. I purchased the coin for a significant premium above the value for the grade shown upon the holder. Upon receiving the coin, I compared the coin Obverse to others of MS65 grade, certified by the same TPG. None of the other MS65 coins had unflawed fields, and all had nicks, gouges, rub, etc.. I knew that I had a resubmission &quot;Gem&quot;, which should easily grade MS65. Because of my busy schedule, the coin was hastily placed in storage, until recently when I intended to re-submit. My Lady asked to inspect the coin, which was allowed, where she asked the meaning of the word MOTTO, indicated on the holder. I explained the history/rarity of this coin which was relatively minimally produced with the motto &quot;In God We Trust&quot; on the reverse, and had an ~$16500 retail value in a MS65 grade. She said &quot;what motto&quot;? Upon inspection, I realized that the coin was without the motto, having an ~$12,000 lesser value. I&#039;m certain the coin will realize the anticipated grade, but who is culpable for the damages caused by the &quot;missing MOTTO&quot;? I&#039;m not certain who I should sue, as many on this site recognize the TPG to be the ultimate authority, but accepting that grading standards are no longer &quot;conservative&quot;, as in the past, allowing resubmission to achieve current grade status. Should I sue the U.S. Mint who failed to insert the MOTTO, or the deceased father who may have mislead the son and TPG? My damages are minimally ~$12,000. Who is at fault? I&#039;d appreciate your opinion. I Trust that this post is proper for inclusion in this thread about grading problems. :bow:</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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