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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 788049, member: 6986&quot;]I don&#039;t want to put words in your mouth, but I believe you meant to end the first sentence with &quot;...if you feel the need to have graded.&quot;&nbsp; There is a difference between grading and authenticating.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The problems you discuss relate to the grades assigned by various companies.&nbsp; I hope you are not implying that any of the grading companies have intentionally authenticated notes that are copies, counterfeits or otherwise not genuine notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The TPGs have had problems with authentication of items when they venture into areas they are not familiar with.&nbsp; Reprints of obsolete notes and depression scrip reside in holders from TPGs without identifying that they are not original notes.&nbsp; I do not believe they are intentionally trying to fool anyone when they did so, their graders did not have the expertise to identify the reprints.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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