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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 7486720, member: 105571&quot;]The TPGs are not academic enterprises.&nbsp; While I am not privy to their thinking or internal processes, I believe they are primarily interested in counterfeits and altered genuine coins (AGCs) to the extent that they feel their business is negatively impacted by their existence.&nbsp; They are certainly aware of them - NGC has a monthly full-page article in the ANA&#039;s The Numismatist documenting their identification of submitted counterfeits and AGCs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your efforts over the last few years has highlighted many of these coins that made it through the TPGs and I am reasonably sure that they pay attention to your scholarship and include it into their database for use by their reviewers.&nbsp; It is only in their best business interest to do so.&nbsp; After all, a 1793 S-5 Wreath Cent that they certified as genuine and which sold for $14,400 is nothing but an embarrassment for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you pursue this, and I am not saying you shouldn&#039;t, then my recommendation would be to gain agreement from the owners of these enterprises beforehand so that you and they can negotiate the goals and terms of the engagement.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope these comment are helpful to you.&nbsp; They are intended to be positive.</p><p><br /></p><p>By way of disclosure, I have no financial or other type of entanglement with any of the TPGs.&nbsp; I am just a mid-level collector with limited coin collecting experience but lots of experience with life, business and law.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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