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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 26056408, member: 77639&quot;]First, a rant.&nbsp; I always ask for coins to cross at the same grade … for the first submission.&nbsp;&nbsp; When coins don’t cross, the grading service does not tell you what grade they think it is.&nbsp; This is a rip-off.&nbsp; I paid to have the coin graded, you graded it, so why not tell me what grade you think it is other than less than what’s on its current holder?</p><p><br /></p><p>One option … what the grading service is hoping for … is that you’ll submit it again allowing a cross at a lower grade.&nbsp; I’ve done this a few times successfully.&nbsp; The problem is what if the graders think the coin is a problem coin or fake?&nbsp; You could keep submitting with one grade notch lower allowed each time and never have it cross.&nbsp; And often, a coin can be resold in its current holder for more than its value in a new TPG holder but at a lower grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could crack-out the coin and submit it raw.&nbsp; If you resubmit it in the same holder, it will immediately appear on the TPG computer system as having failed to cross before … so it won’t cross again.&nbsp; They’ll go through the motions of grading, but the result will be the same.&nbsp; But submitting raw has big risks.&nbsp; What if it comes back with a much lower grade or as a problem coin or a fake?</p><p><br /></p><p>You could sell it and put the money toward the same coin in the TPG holder you really want.&nbsp; Problem can be that it may be an issue that doesn’t come on the market often at the grade you want in the holder you want.&nbsp; But this may be the best option if you are determined to have the issue in a different TPG holder but at the same grade as the current holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, you could decide to be satisfied with coin in its present holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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