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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2854193, member: 19463"]1. No. If one of the upper group of experts has accepted a coin, I doubt others would find otherwise. I personally dislike their little plastic coffins but David Vagi and Barry Murphy are way up there on the list of people whose opinions I would value on a level equal with David Sear. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. More? Maybe not but there are several people who are up on that level and many more whose opinion is great in some areas if not in every specialty. We go back to the old matter of buying coins from people you trust until you are willing to trust yourself for some purchases. This might take a few decades to come and those who plan on buying expensive coins that are frequently faked may want to stick with the safe method for the duration. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. How much extra would you be willing to pay for a money back guarantee from a third party authenticator? Whose word would you accept as final judgement on the opinions of either Sear or NGC? You can't expect them to pay off a mistake based on the word of some guy on Coin Talk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2854193, member: 19463"]1. No. If one of the upper group of experts has accepted a coin, I doubt others would find otherwise. I personally dislike their little plastic coffins but David Vagi and Barry Murphy are way up there on the list of people whose opinions I would value on a level equal with David Sear. 2. More? Maybe not but there are several people who are up on that level and many more whose opinion is great in some areas if not in every specialty. We go back to the old matter of buying coins from people you trust until you are willing to trust yourself for some purchases. This might take a few decades to come and those who plan on buying expensive coins that are frequently faked may want to stick with the safe method for the duration. 3. How much extra would you be willing to pay for a money back guarantee from a third party authenticator? Whose word would you accept as final judgement on the opinions of either Sear or NGC? You can't expect them to pay off a mistake based on the word of some guy on Coin Talk.[/QUOTE]
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