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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1284809, member: 29751&quot;]Well, I&#039;m a coin collector, not a coin seller, so I am not too concerned with what a local dealer would offer me.&nbsp; I don&#039;t buy coins to turn a profit, so when I buy a coin it is to remain in my collection for many years.&nbsp; If many years down the road I decide to sell it, it is not because I&#039;m looking for a profit, and I will likely not remember nor really care what I paid for it to begin with.&nbsp; The market will handle that piece.&nbsp; In addition, I never pay a premium <i>because </i>of the slab.&nbsp; I always set a maximum price which I am willing to pay for a coin based on current sale values.&nbsp; For example, I purchased a very nice MS64 NGC graded 1946 50 Francs coin from Luxembourg...and I paid less than any raw example of that coin had sold for over the past 6 months.&nbsp; The point is that I felt far more secure purchasing a coin sight unseen that had been graded than one listed in an auction with crappy photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also think your assessment that dealers will not pay a premium for a TPG coin is not true.&nbsp; For example, Northeast Numismatics has a very nice selection of world coins.&nbsp; Because they are able to sell your coin easier, they make offers substantially higher if a coin is graded than if it is raw.&nbsp; This somewhat takes the burden of authenticity off of them and puts it back on the TPG.&nbsp; They for the most part take the NGC and PCGS grades at face value when making an offer on a coin.&nbsp; Raw coins would likely be graded more conservatively when given an offer because they are harder to move.&nbsp; If you have two coins you would consider of equal quality (in your eyes) I would dare you to submit them for offer to such a dealer and expect them to come back with equal purchase price offers.</p><p><br /></p><p>In closing I will say this -- I don&#039;t particularly enjoy coin shows.&nbsp; If I want to rub elbows with old men I&#039;ll volunteer at the local nursing home.&nbsp; I say this because I find many people in my generation (i.e., less than 40 years old) prefer to have choices...and these choices are abundant with internet buying.&nbsp; Much more abundant than the local coin shows I have to choose from with the same old dealers with the same old stock and the same old attitude.&nbsp; One of the things that comes along with purchasing coins sight unseen is minimizing the possibility of dissatisfaction.&nbsp; I have found that purchasing TPG coins is a secure way to collect and have a diverse selection of coins from which to select.&nbsp; I have not found the rampant supposed counterfeit problem that is so often mentioned.&nbsp; I think most of that is a function of paranoia more than reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug, thanks for your insight.&nbsp; I know you are a wise man, and I always appreciate your input/opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Brandon[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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