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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5327033, member: 24314"]I had a conversation with a successful professional coin dealer and former major TPGS finalized about something similar. He had a better date gold eagle he was sending to a top-two TPGS. The coin was <i><b>all scratched up (</b>not hairlines - scratches)<b>.</b></i> I told him not to waste his money because IMO, <span style="color: #b30000"><b> ANY MAJOR TPGS THAT WOULD STRAIGHT GRADE THAT COIN SHOULD BE RUN OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!!</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">In his opinion, the coin will come back as either an A-58 or MS-60. We'll see. I hope it is not a case of watching the TPGS "bottom line" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> rather than protecting an uninformed <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> buyer.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5327033, member: 24314"]I had a conversation with a successful professional coin dealer and former major TPGS finalized about something similar. He had a better date gold eagle he was sending to a top-two TPGS. The coin was [I][B]all scratched up ([/B]not hairlines - scratches)[B].[/B][/I] I told him not to waste his money because IMO, [COLOR=#b30000][B] ANY MAJOR TPGS THAT WOULD STRAIGHT GRADE THAT COIN SHOULD BE RUN OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!![/B] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]In his opinion, the coin will come back as either an A-58 or MS-60. We'll see. I hope it is not a case of watching the TPGS "bottom line" :greedy: rather than protecting an uninformed :bucktooth: buyer.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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