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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 3367613, member: 39084&quot;]While I agree with the first sentence in this post, I disagree strongly with the rest of it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<b>Authenticated/TPG slabbed coins</b>&quot; offer no <i>guarantee</i> of anything, period.&nbsp; On the other hand, all reputable auction houses and most VCoins dealers offer an authenticity guarantee, which is the only meaningful guarantee when it comes to ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<b>Best thing they point out defects like hairlines/ tooling/ smoothing/ cleaning/ repairs/ spot removal.</b>&quot;&nbsp; Not universally true, and greatly dependent on the expertise of the individual who evaluated the coin.&nbsp; Some so-called experts on this site who grade coins for a living have egregiously mis-evaluated a coin from a picture, so their &quot;expertise&quot; is suspect at best.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<b>Only problem a MS 5/5 strike 5/5 surface is a CNG EF, even the GEM 5/5 5/5 would not qualify as a CNG FDC.</b>&quot;&nbsp; Really, who cares?&nbsp; Evaluate the coin for the criteria that&#039;s important to you, rather than some non-collector who is buying the slab for its grade.&nbsp; If it&#039;s really critical, examine the coin in person before buying or reach an agreement with the dealer that you can return it for a refund if you decide you don&#039;t like it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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