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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tammiGee, post: 3308136, member: 98133&quot;][USER=31533]@Kasia[/USER] [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] [USER=15199]@desertgem[/USER] [USER=1859]@mikediamond[/USER] [USER=86437]@Fred Weinberg[/USER] [USER=71723]@V. Kurt Bellman[/USER] @Lehigh [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] [USER=77814]@Clawcoins[/USER]&nbsp; and others....</p><p>I have a beef with TPG that begins with and kinda of reeks of P___. What became of the adage that &quot;you must grade to sell&quot; or &quot;grade you coins as a hedge against inflation&quot; or even &quot;have your coins graded to be sure they aren&#039;t counterfeit&quot;.....to &quot;coins valued at under $10, even when graded by PC___the price listed is the value of non-graded (i.e., “raw”) coins. The reason is that P___ grading fees are more than the value of the coins, so these low value coins are seldom submitted to P____ for grading,&quot; Talk about inflation??? I didn&#039;t begin grading until 2000 so perhaps some of you seasoned exhibitors and so forth can supply me with historical data as to what the costs in the beginning of this grading fiasco/ploy were. I sold 2 PR69DCAMS 50c last night and will barely realize the cost&nbsp; of having just a PR69 RD1c graded today(which even at 69 will be listed the value of a 1984 S dryer coin!) Shouldn&#039;t this TPG be equal or more responsible&nbsp; as Tyco, Poezie Schemers or counterfitters have been to negatively affecting the US economy? Why wouldn&#039;t said TPG be required to hold license with the SEC and be treated&nbsp; much as Ma Bell, Ebay and Paypal as Criminals against the state by creating and running a monopoly.&nbsp; I have US 1963 D MS67 grade by the 3 main ATS&#039;s yet the I--has no guide. N--&nbsp; values this grade at $7700 and P___ at $15500 for the same coin! Seems like if it smells like, looks like, tastes like then it must be....! Personally&nbsp; (if I have to) I will boycott the P smelling outfit single handily if that is what steps must be taken to stop the downward spiral of Collectors&#039; coin values just to pad others pockets whom are already spilling over with excess IMHO of ill-gotten gains from a vast majority of regular and more experienced collectors of American fiduciary instruments. So we as Americans pay to have our coinage produced so that others with less character are allowed to profit from these (our) coins. Stop the rats before the entire city is over run by them. Put OUR money back in the hands of spenders, specimens in the hands of collectors and a noble hobby (a regular activity that is done for enjoyment) back in place for all of us to enjoy.,.PM me if you want or dare....lol Neal Massey owner and caregiver of Tammigee the 15 year old Mini Schnauzer......&nbsp;&nbsp; never, never, never give up![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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