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<p>[QUOTE="wxcoin, post: 7491227, member: 74624"]I find the comments so far good. There are good arguments either way. We all know that counterfeits have gotten past the TPGs. However, since the TPGs don't perform their services for free then it's their duty to do their best in detecting fakes from the real thing; we pay for that service. I think sending in these fake coins to the TPGs performs a service to them and us. If they get huffy about someone purposely sending them a fake just to test them, then I question their integrity which affects all of us collectors. Do they really want us to blindly trust them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Not all experts work for the TPGs. Many of the fakes aren't highly valuable coins. I'm sure the graders for the lesser valuable coins probably have the least experience in grading and detecting fake coins. By identifying fakes that get past their graders, the TPGs should embrace the coin community for this service. They can add this knowledge to theirs. It benefits them and us![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wxcoin, post: 7491227, member: 74624"]I find the comments so far good. There are good arguments either way. We all know that counterfeits have gotten past the TPGs. However, since the TPGs don't perform their services for free then it's their duty to do their best in detecting fakes from the real thing; we pay for that service. I think sending in these fake coins to the TPGs performs a service to them and us. If they get huffy about someone purposely sending them a fake just to test them, then I question their integrity which affects all of us collectors. Do they really want us to blindly trust them? Not all experts work for the TPGs. Many of the fakes aren't highly valuable coins. I'm sure the graders for the lesser valuable coins probably have the least experience in grading and detecting fake coins. By identifying fakes that get past their graders, the TPGs should embrace the coin community for this service. They can add this knowledge to theirs. It benefits them and us![/QUOTE]
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