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<p>[QUOTE="okbustchaser, post: 3503804, member: 72642"]No, I don't think the TPGs should label them the same. Nor should they be priced the same. But, grading coins is not their job. Their job is to label them based on how they would sell in the open market. Always has been dating back to their origins trying to create a commodities trading market for sight unseen coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The name "third party grader" is a misnomer. Their purpose has never been to grade coins. They exist solely for the purpose of ranking them at specific pricing levels--REGARDLESS OF THE COIN'S ACTUAL GRADE.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="okbustchaser, post: 3503804, member: 72642"]No, I don't think the TPGs should label them the same. Nor should they be priced the same. But, grading coins is not their job. Their job is to label them based on how they would sell in the open market. Always has been dating back to their origins trying to create a commodities trading market for sight unseen coins. The name "third party grader" is a misnomer. Their purpose has never been to grade coins. They exist solely for the purpose of ranking them at specific pricing levels--REGARDLESS OF THE COIN'S ACTUAL GRADE.[/QUOTE]
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