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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1582323, member: 37839&quot;]Doug, that one is obvious.&nbsp; As I said in an earlier post, I have often bought coins in other TPG slabs if they were nicer, and I have cracked them out, and submitted to PCGS or NGC for financial credibility.&nbsp; I never said that the only nice coins are in the top two TPG services--it is just that there is a strong market for NGC and PCGS coins, supported by their reputation (I feel, well deserved).&nbsp; Any savvy collector would hopefully buy the coin that is the best, Doug, and either keep it where it is, or resubmit, depending on what the person&#039;s intentions are regarding the coin.&nbsp; I have bought raw coins over slabbed ones over the course of my 40 year sojourn as a coin collector.&nbsp; Have I had both upgrades and downgrades?&nbsp; Generally, upgrades, as the non PCGS/NGC coins were as you said--vasty superior, and victims of hopeless misgrading that I often see in SEGS, IGC, and even ANACS slabs&nbsp; However, they were superior, because I cherry picked them, not due to superior quality that is normally in second and third tier TPG plastic.&nbsp; .I DO NOT see that same inconsistency that you do in the &quot;big two--&quot; sorry, if I didn&#039;t feel that way, I would not say it.&nbsp; All I was intending with this thread was that I have oft times chosen to collect PCGS coins, as with both reputation and MY VISUAL INSPECTION, they oft time have the nicest coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; That isn&#039;t aways true, and the intent of this thread wasn&#039;t a debate on TPG credibility or lack thereof, or the ability to cherrypick a nice coin from anywhere--it was that I really LIKE NGC star coins, and have neglected them too much.&nbsp; I think that a toned NGC star coin can be a true work of art and beauty, and as such, I have decided to get as many of them as I can afford, and like visually.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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