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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kidkayt, post: 967885, member: 7275&quot;]I did also read about the news on DGS.&nbsp; I&#039;m generally thumbs down on grading companies in general and PCGS in particular. I&#039;ll have to second the opinion of Silvermonger - these TPGs especially the popular ones are working a business model to make money off the collector.&nbsp; These days we are being convinced to collect TPG slabs and tags and NOT COINS.&nbsp; Look at PCGS - what a sham for coin collecting but a great business opportunity for those of us who like trading slabs.&nbsp; We&#039;ve seen &quot;First Strike&quot; , &quot;Genuine&quot; , &quot;Secure Plus&quot; and so on...&nbsp; And PCGS actually ultrasonically etch-cleaned the mess they made on my coins after they slabbed them for the first time.&nbsp; In addition they dropped and dragged one of the coins and left score marks across the devices.&nbsp; So be careful if you have a valuable coin and send it in for grading.&nbsp; Please make sure you have accurate high resolution digital images before you send them out to TPGs.&nbsp; In my experience PCGS was ruthless, and I can&#039;t imagine that the others won&#039;t cut corners.&nbsp; It is funny also how I tend to ignore my slabbed coins and look more at the unslabbed units.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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