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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samjimmy, post: 134751, member: 3813&quot;]I listen to people say to only buy from certain companies and I completely disagree (though this depends on why you are buying).&nbsp; I think I have a three coins in NTC slabs and the grading has been spot on.&nbsp; These are pretty high-end coins (Proof Barber Half, couple of 1900&#039;s Liberty $20 Gold, etc.)&nbsp; I&#039;ve asked here what these were worth and I paid $100-$300 less than the street prices posted here (not price guide figures, actual, realistic pricing).</p><p><br /></p><p>How?&nbsp; I bought the coin, not the holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are a buyer, don&#039;t limit yourself to &quot;the top three.&quot;&nbsp; If you look for the same coin, same year, same grade you will see a variety of different looking coins in slabs from a single company and from various companies.&nbsp; You can find the same coin cheaper in a non-top three slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>That isn&#039;t to say you should blindly buy a NTC slabbed coin and take the grade to heart.&nbsp; I don&#039;t do that with ANY grading company.&nbsp; While the top three may be off by a point or two, the non-top three might be off my more.&nbsp; In other words, there are probably more overgraded (at least of certain coins).&nbsp; But, there are plenty properly graded as well.&nbsp; If you buy the coin (not the plastic) you&#039;ll be fine.&nbsp; If you&#039;re the type that buys coins signt unseen (no pictures even), then well.... do what works for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are looking to sell, then you want to get the coin graded from a company that will bring you the highest resale (and NTC won&#039;t do that for you generally).&nbsp; The same coins I bought above would have cost me $100&#039;s more if they were in a slab from a top-three.&nbsp; As a seller, that&#039;s important to know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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