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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Digenes, post: 559142, member: 16318&quot;]TPG&#039;s have their purpose. For us new collectors who at this point in time, are not very good at grading, a coin graded by a TPG is a good learning tool. Seeing what they grade a particular coin and then comparing it to raw coins can be of a grate help. </p><p>Another thing about TPG&#039;s is if you have a coin, that some will say is not one thing while others say it is, sending it off and getting it graded as such and such error can greatly settle this. I am speaking from first hand knowledge on this last aspect, as I have a coin in which some swore up and down, to the point of not listening to the vast number of experts who visit this site. When you get 3 or 4 people saying one thing and then 4 or 5 saying another it can get really confusing to some one new to the hobby. Sending this coin off to a TPG and getting it attributed and slabed helped settle this particular arguement, and also taught me as to what exactly to look for on this particular coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dave[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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