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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 466592, member: 4580&quot;]Some companies grade their own coins before selling them.&nbsp; That is a conflict since no &#039;third party&#039; is truly involved, so they are not really a &quot;third party grader.&quot;&nbsp; They just want people to think they are.&nbsp; They are not reputable and are often crooks.&nbsp; The coins you might get from them will never be accurately graded.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each and every coin is marked up several grades.&nbsp; For example, one seller that sells on ebay will often sell an impaired AU as an MS-69.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I personally place confidence only in PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG.&nbsp; I&#039;d consider all others to be self-slabbers (and usually they are fly-by-night operators). </p><p><br /></p><p>Prices for top TPG&#039;s are similar, grading similar, slabs similar, customer results similar.&nbsp; : )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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