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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 624044, member: 11521"]I think Mark meant to say, "Please do NOT think we are attacking you . . . " :goofer:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>Star Grading Service. He never met a coin he didn't like. In fact, most coins he sees he gives a grade of MS-70. Many coins in SGS MS-70 holders would be graded MS-64 or less by the top 3 TPGs. Many coins in SGS MS-65 holders are circulated. </p><p> </p><p>In other words, SGS coins are almost always grossly overgraded. Unscrupulous sellers sell overgraded coins in SGS slabs at inflated prices (inflated for the grade the coin should have) to take advantage of unknowledgeable collectors who base their purchase price on the grade on the label rather than the coin itself. What seemed like a bargain usually turns out to be a big mistake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 624044, member: 11521"]I think Mark meant to say, "Please do NOT think we are attacking you . . . " :goofer: Star Grading Service. He never met a coin he didn't like. In fact, most coins he sees he gives a grade of MS-70. Many coins in SGS MS-70 holders would be graded MS-64 or less by the top 3 TPGs. Many coins in SGS MS-65 holders are circulated. In other words, SGS coins are almost always grossly overgraded. Unscrupulous sellers sell overgraded coins in SGS slabs at inflated prices (inflated for the grade the coin should have) to take advantage of unknowledgeable collectors who base their purchase price on the grade on the label rather than the coin itself. What seemed like a bargain usually turns out to be a big mistake.[/QUOTE]
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