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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 4663251, member: 77639&quot;]I think it comes down to bottom-line accounting.&nbsp; If PCGS sniffed every coin, they would have to raise prices to pay for it.&nbsp; This would make them less competitive with NGC on price.&nbsp; Probably, only a small number of un-sniffed problem coins get slabbed and probably very few of them come back and require a payoff.&nbsp; Any loss of prestige because of slabbed problem coins occurs for&nbsp; both NGC and PCGS, so no competitive advantage or disadvantage under status quo.&nbsp; Then the marketing and accounting folks say the loss of business to NGC by&nbsp; raising prices would be greater than what&#039;s being paid out for slabbed problem coins that come back.&nbsp; So, keep base prices competitive and let those who want it pay for Gold Shield.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comes down to &quot;Would the average submitter be willing to pay a higher base price to have their coins sniffed?&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Based on the number of Gold Shield versus non-Gold Shield slabs I see for sale and in collections, the answer is no.&nbsp; Admittedly, Gold Shield costs PCGS more than just sniffing because of laser-scanning and photography.&nbsp; But I would guess they would have to raise prices at least $2 to pay for routine sniffing.&nbsp; And there would be a big capital cost to acquire more sniffers and room to house them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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