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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3010805, member: 24314&quot;]mikenoodle, posted: &quot;just to play devil&#039;s advocate, shouldn&#039;t the TPGs do <b>whatever</b> it takes and commit the resources necessary to do the job for which they are charging? i.e. - authenticating and certifiying?&nbsp; Isn&#039;t it incumbent upon them to take more time, if that&#039;s what&#039;s necessary?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Come on Mike.&nbsp; Read the post.&nbsp; The guys working at the major TPGS for over twenty years are so far...&nbsp; Therefore, &quot;necessary&quot; is a moving target for us and them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next.&nbsp; All coins are authenticated in a timely manner.&nbsp; Often this takes only two seconds!&nbsp; If more time is needed or if it needs to be sent out to a consultant, that is done.</p><p><br /></p><p>AFAIK, the only thing different from the 1970&#039;s when some coins were held several months for study is that today&#039;s authenticators must decide right away or in a few days (turnaround time from consultant).</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, Most major TPGS have diagnostic files that can be accessed on a grader&#039;s (at least the finalizers) computer.&nbsp; Much of the &quot;research&#039; is already done and published.&nbsp; In the 1970&#039;s, I needed to make photographs and hand drawings, get film developed and filed, etc.&nbsp; You guys have more stuff at your fingertips on the Internet than I could ever have imagined.&nbsp; We held coins at ANACS for a few weeks to get a batch ready (6-12) to take to the Smithsonian looking for comparison specimens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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