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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1884608, member: 5233&quot;]All I&#039;m saying is that coin appears to clearly have altered surfaces.&nbsp; It looks wrong to me.&nbsp; That&#039;s why I feel that NGC put it into a details holder.&nbsp; It clearly belongs in one based on he photos.&nbsp; Now, photos can lie.&nbsp; Perhaps it looks much better in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope the person who bought the coin once it was in a problem free holder was knowledgeable enough to inspect the coin and know that it likely is a problem coin in a lower tier holder.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Every coin is different, without seeing both coins in hand it can be really hard to make an iron clad decision on that.&nbsp; I can&#039;t see the coin to which you are referring so I have no idea what it looked like.&nbsp; Does NGC miss one now and again?&nbsp; Yes they do.&nbsp; But, they ate FAR more consistent than ICG.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also agree with you that can find some great coins in lower tier slabs if you are careful and know what you are doing.&nbsp; Many &quot;serious&quot; collectors ignore lower tier slabs so sometimes ignored gems are sitting right there.&nbsp; While I agree that you should inspect and grade every coin you buy yourself...to ensure that its listed graded and price is appropriate (for both raw and slabbed coins) I personally believe that old sentiment &quot;buy the coin not the holder&quot; is not the worlds best advice.&nbsp; But, that&#039;s probably an argument for a different day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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