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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7796306, member: 24314&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":eggface:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Boy do I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> feel <span style="color: #b30000">stupid</span>!&nbsp; I must apologize for the <span style="color: #b30000"><b>error</b> <span style="color: #000000">in a previous post.&nbsp; I wrote the following: </span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><span style="color: #000000">&quot;If this member ([USER=56869]@Mike Thorne[/USER]) is the published numismatist, Mike Thorne, he <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> appears to be seriously uninformed and living in the past concerning the subject of TPGS&#039;s but <i><span style="color: #b30000">I will give him credit for at least knowing that ICG actually exists.&quot;</span></i></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><span style="color: #000000">This morning, I read this quote <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> in a column written by Mr. Thorne, Ph.D. published in Numismatic News:</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">&quot;<i>On the other hand, if you have a lot of coins worth more than $100 apiece, then you might consider having them certified by a major certification service.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b30000">By major services, I&#039;m referring to ANACS,NGC, and PCGS.&quot;</span></i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Apparently, in a column purporting to help collectors ,Mr. Thorne <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":eggface:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> has either shown his <font size="5">personal bias <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font> or is <font size="5">truly ignorant <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font> of the fact that ICG is considered to be one of the four major grading services.&nbsp; Hopefully, in future columns, a well known numismatist with his credentials <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> will do some research <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> so he can do a much better job dispensing both correct and useful information to his audience.&nbsp; </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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