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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1582278, member: 112&quot;]That isn&#039;t true. I have a great deal of respect for the TPGs. And many times I have said that the TPGs are the best thing that ever happened to this hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many people, particularly those who have only known me, or of me, for a few years, think that because I often do not agree with the grades assigned by the TPGs that I do not like the TPGs or that I am against them for some reason. But that isn&#039;t true either. You see, there was a time when I rarely, very rarely, disagreed with a grade assigned by the TPGs. But they changed, I didn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s get down to brass tacks. I&#039;m not saying that collectors should go out and buy just any coin in an ICG or ANACS slab. But that there are times when those are precisely the coins they should buy. I am saying that collectors should look at the coin, and when the coin warrants it, then, and only then, buy that coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tell me this Morgan, you have a choice to buy 1 of two coins, both Morgan dollars same date/mint. One is in an ICG (or ANACS) slab and the other is in a PCGS (or NGC) slab. Asking price is the same for both. Both are graded as MS64. But when you look at the coins you believe that the coin in the ICG slab is far and away the nicer of the two coins. In fact you believe it is really an MS65.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which coin would you buy ? Honest answer, no hedging.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is what I am trying to tell you, tell everybody. Buy the coin, not the plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The very same scenario applies when it is two coins, one in an NGC slab and the other on a PCGS slab. And that is the point being made in this thread, that sometimes the NGC coin is the nicer coin. And sometimes the PCGS is the nicer coin. <u>That</u> is what I am saying, the name on the slab, the grade on the slab, it is all meaningless. The only thing that matters is the coin, and the price for that coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I am trying to get across to everybody who reads this is that you cannot, should not, allow your preferences and personal biases, nor those of the numismatic community, to influence your buying decisions. You need to ignore the plastic and focus on the coin itself. For regardless of what slab the coin is in there will be times when the coin in the slab of the TPG with the lesser (perceived) reputation, or even a raw coin, will be the coin that you should buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now you want to try and tell me that that is false logic ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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