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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onlysdad, post: 34690, member: 2103&quot;]I recently bought an 1858-O half (if you&#039;d like a look : <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=3953317472&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=3953317472&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=3953317472&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT</a>).</p><p><br /></p><p>I liked the look of the coin, and wasn&#039;t especially swayed by the slabbing by NumisTrust (NTC).</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of curiosity, though, I wanted to see how NTC rated, so I went to this site: <a href="http://www.greysheet.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.greysheet.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.greysheet.com/</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was a little surprised that NTC isn&#039;t even on their radar screen.</p><p><br /></p><p>A google search found a thread on the Coin Talk site about NTC.&nbsp; It suggested people here had neutral to negative assessments of this slabber.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I assume NTC, were it rated, would be around the bottom of the list. That implies an NTC slab (sight onseen) might sell for maybe 30% of greysheet prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, here&#039;s the question, especially for any of you with experience selling on eBay: </p><p><br /></p><p>Would a slab from a bottom tier TPG be seen by sophisticated buyers as a virtual guarantee that the true grade of the coin is less than stated?&nbsp; Ironically, might the coin actually sell for more outside of its slab?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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