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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 454904, member: 5233&quot;]I don&#039;t think it&#039;s completely worthless...but I won&#039;t buy a slabbed coin based on the grade on the holder or pay a premium for the holder.&nbsp; I look at the coin myself, grade it in my head and decide what the coin is <i>worth to me</i>...if the price is higher I pass.&nbsp; For me, slabs are first and foremost a way to ensure the coin is real.&nbsp; There are a number of coins I wouldn&#039;t touch with a 10 foot poll if they aren&#039;t in a slab because there are too many fakes.&nbsp; Again though, I won&#039;t pay extra for the slab nor will I submit a coin to a TPG.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that slabs have their place, but too many people hold the TPGs opinions above their own.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said before, grading is more of an art form than a science.&nbsp; Science can be validated while art cannot.&nbsp; I personally like the ANA grading guide and that&#039;s what I use...if I validated the TPGs with that, they are way off a lot of time time because they use their own standards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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