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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 158648, member: 5719&quot;]I see your point.&nbsp; I suppose there is a scenario where there will be &quot;slabbed&quot; and &quot;everything else&quot; and the &quot;everything else&quot; will be subject to discounting, perhaps heavy discounting.</p><p><br /></p><p>As long as the TPG process doesn&#039;t get too far out of control, e.g. we start seeing decimal fraction grades, slabbing &quot;ordinary&quot; coins in order to sell them, I think it can be a good thing on balance.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The safety factor is largely going to depend on the general acceptance of the TPG process in general and specific TPGs in particular.&nbsp; The potential issue here is that enough spoilers (need I name any?) could tarnish the reputation of the entire TPG enterprise and perhaps even coin collecting in general.&nbsp; &quot;60 Minutes&quot; won&#039;t do an expose on how fairly and accurately a TPG does its work!&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know that I will ever own a slabbed coin; it depends on how far we get into this.&nbsp; I sincerely doubt that anything I personally own is worthy of slabbing.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, it&#039;s not like anyone&#039;s overgraded raw coins, now is it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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