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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 21320442, member: 24314&quot;]I agree with Mr. Young.&nbsp; Eventually, it all comes down to &quot;knowledge is power.&quot;&nbsp; THAT&#039;S A PERSONAL CHOICE.&nbsp; Just because someone is a famous dealer or has collected coins for fifty years in some cases turns out to mean nothing.&nbsp; TPGS do the best they can - a great job most of the time but there are plenty of collector numismatists that know more about what they collect than most professionals!&nbsp; At ANACS in the 70&#039;s we dumped a bunch of professionals we formerly used as consultants because knowledgeable collectors had a better accuracy rate concerning authentication.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need to say it; but we are all lucky to have collectors like<b><span style="color: #b300b3"> JY</span></b> (who is famous enough here to be identified by only his initials <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) and he is just one of the folks out there.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe anyone who puts the time in can avoid reach a higher level of personal comfort when buying a <b><font size="6"><span style="color: #b300b3">coin</span></font></b>.&nbsp; For example, I couldn&#039;t identify a fake TPGS slab if you shoved it into my face with a big sticker reading &quot;<span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Fake Slab</b></span>.&quot;&nbsp; So what? The plastic is not important, the <b><font size="6"><span style="color: #b300b3">coin</span></font></b> is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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