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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1223699, member: 2972&quot;]A few points...and apologizing in advance for my blunt response, but I think you need to hear it....</p><p><br /></p><p>o It&#039;s not NGC&#039;s fault that you can&#039;t see a coin to confirm attribution -- stop looking to others to blame your own shortcomings on.</p><p><br /></p><p>o The ANACS coin appears to be recolored and silently net graded for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>o ANACS doesn&#039;t guarantee their attributions either.&nbsp; Neither does PCGS.&nbsp; It is not a secret.</p><p><br /></p><p>o If you think that NGC coin is a 15, I think you have quite a bit to learn about TPG grading.&nbsp; VF 30 sounds about right for the NGC coin.&nbsp; Perhaps 25.</p><p><br /></p><p>o NGC is far more consistent than (the new) ANACS when it come to grading copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>o Comparing eBay photos and making judgments about relative grades is a fool&#039;s game.</p><p><br /></p><p>o No TPGs market grade for variety rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>o Why anyone would slab a $60 coin is beyond me.</p><p><br /></p><p>o Both coins stink.</p><p><br /></p><p>BOTTOM LINE:&nbsp; If you trust a TPG to get a grade/value/attribution right, you are setting yourself up for failure.&nbsp; The only person&#039;s opinion that counts is your own (and possibly whoever you hope to sell the coin to, if/when that time comes), and all of us should become self-sufficient in this regard.&nbsp; Otherwise we need to be prepared for the fallout and recognize it was our own shortcomings that precipitated it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I apologize if some of the above is rather blunt, but I think it is important to temper your observations with my own as a third party who also collects copper with earnest and doesn&#039;t see things quite the way you do.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...&gt;Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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