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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 6047870, member: 24091&quot;][ATTACH=full]1244570[/ATTACH] The 1955 Egyptian chariot coin depicted above in MS62PL?&nbsp; This coin was originally in a PCGS MS63 holder, someone (not me) sent it to NGC and they dropped it a point to MS62 and added the PL designation.&nbsp; Tom Caldwell sold me the coin and included the original PCGS label.&nbsp; When the number is entered into PCGS verify, there is absolutely no question it is the same coin. I asked at the PCGS Members Only show here in Las Vegas about having PCGS put it back in its original MS63 holder which would then match the PCGS 1957 MS63 dated example also in the collection.&nbsp; PCGS wouldn&#039;t make any guarantees that would happen if I resubmitted the coin, --my thoughts are not printable here on this forum regarding that answer so I&#039;ll just leave it at that.</p><p><br /></p><p>While TPG grades have come to play an important part in the hobby, my opinion is that the real value-add of having a coin in a slab is the authenticity guarantee.&nbsp; But somehow the market now considers the grade the more important aspect, even though it&#039;s a low skill task.&nbsp; Take two coins that are identical in every way except grade, show them to a random homeless person living on the streets, and 99% of the time they can correctly tell you which one is the nicer looking coin.&nbsp; If they can do that, you would think it would be a cinch for hobbyist to do it themselves without paying billions to the grading services, but call it lack of confidence or whatever, most hobbyist don&#039;t trust their own judgement anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>1955 coin without PL but clearly every bit as proof-like as the 1957 in the collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1244572[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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