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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 398676, member: 6036&quot;]You darn right you can ! If you think TPGs are all over the map with consistency, I have found coin show dealers FAR worse. Hobbyists too. TPGs are pretty darn accurate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>Right on !</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The trap is when <b>I think I know more than I really do</b>... when I think I&#039;m all edu-ma-cated and can spot a real bargain when I see one. I&#039;ve learned to raise my red flags ! The US series is intensively collected, and raw coins are pretty well picked over. They&#039;ve had thousands of eyes cast upon them. Beware !</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My other trap is &quot;What a great deal ! I got this raw coin for a fraction of slabbed price !&quot; Maybe not... the raw coin may be cleaned. Sometimes it&#039;s tricky to spot.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Are TPGs perfect ? Of course not. But they&#039;re better than I am overall.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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