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<p>[QUOTE="gbroke, post: 1122151, member: 22585"]A lot of us here are no strangers to the work of Abon and the "SGS" grading system. However, I am not sure something can be done about it. Collectors really need to educate themselves and learn to buy the coins and not the 'slabs'. You are going to have a tough road ahead of you. Especially since grading is subjective. Know what I mean? If they aren't selling counterfits, then it's really a personal opinion on the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit. He is by far not the only one whos does this. There are many many many sellers on ebay especially that knowingly sell doctored, artificially toned, and generally terrible coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not trying to be hard on you, but ultimately the decision was yours to purchase the coins. A lesson learned for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, welcome to CT![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gbroke, post: 1122151, member: 22585"]A lot of us here are no strangers to the work of Abon and the "SGS" grading system. However, I am not sure something can be done about it. Collectors really need to educate themselves and learn to buy the coins and not the 'slabs'. You are going to have a tough road ahead of you. Especially since grading is subjective. Know what I mean? If they aren't selling counterfits, then it's really a personal opinion on the grade. edit. He is by far not the only one whos does this. There are many many many sellers on ebay especially that knowingly sell doctored, artificially toned, and generally terrible coins. I am not trying to be hard on you, but ultimately the decision was yours to purchase the coins. A lesson learned for sure. Also, welcome to CT![/QUOTE]
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