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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1934 Wreath Crown, post: 8113587, member: 76965&quot;]I&#039;m not being facetious but how much does one have to pay an agent in addition to hammer + BP?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve never used one but I&#039;d imagine it is much more than what TPGs charge for grading a coin. I definitely feel a lot more comfortable bidding on a coin that has been examined by someone who probably has considerable more knowledge of ancient coins than many of the members here (infinitely more in my case), has examined the coin close up and feels it is worthy of being graded i.e. not an obvious fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who don&#039;t have sufficient knowledge of ancients, this is a very reassuring first step IMHO. Over a period of time and after discussing coins with the much more learned members of a chat group such as this, one learns to look at other aspects such as centering, sharpness of strike, rusted dies, fine style etc. etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>TPG as&nbsp; a first step and one&#039;s own research and examining the coin in person or via high quality photos should give the average buyer sufficient confidence to make a reasonable decision.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I can&#039;t fly to auctions and examine coins in person, I tend to avoid auction houses that don&#039;t provide high quality photos because then YES, I&#039;d be buying a plastic holder and not the coin itself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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