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Message:: [QUOTE="imrich, post: 2442711, member: 22331"]It has been my experience, especially in the higher grades, scarce date coins, that buyers are reluctant to purchase a coin in anything other than the 2 touted A.N.A. representative TPG. The sales pitches of sites as this, and others have seemingly created unrealistic attitudes pertaining to TPG capability. I've collected sight-seen coins from TPG, as ACG, who was publicly ridiculed by many. Upon clandestine submission to the Paramount TPG, received grading greater than that which ACG had originally assigned. The new grades more than doubling their value. My general observation has been that I'm more likely to receive a lower regrade on a peer TPG graded randomly selected coin, than a selected less respected TPG graded coin. I've publicly predicted in advance on this site that a severely labeled problem coin in a Paramount TPG slab would be sold for multiples of that guessed by site participants. It did. I've offered on this site a scarce date mint state Liberty $20 with virtually flawless detail, lustrous fields, lacking device "bag marks" and hairlines. The coin was in a SEGS designated "cleaned" slab. No coins of that date are recently offered on primary sales sites. Intent was to determine/show buyer bias. It will eventually be housed in a "Top Tier" TPG slab. Expected sales price is $1900-$3200, based on current Gold pricing. No interest was shown here.[/QUOTE]