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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1177 Posts |
recently purchased a 1960 Ms-64 penny (for free)  and I've never heard of the company, I will post the coin in another forum post later? have you heard of this?   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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how can you purchase a item for free?
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1177 Posts |
i was purchasing something else and got this for free :D
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
I think PPGS is Powder Puff Girls :)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Must not say I agree.....  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
642 Posts |
Never heard of it, but lots of small private graders around.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
632 Posts |
Grading coins is unregulated in Canada. As such, there are no "false" services - it is a legit business.
The question should be if they are knowledgeable, consistent and reputable.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Anyone can print off make-believe grading cards with their computers. I've seen these sorts of things at flea markets where they charge higher prices for common coins by creating the impression the coins are worth more than face value because they appear to be graded.
Edited by ikandiggit
07/11/2012 06:44 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've never encountered this company before, but at least they cover their butts by stating it's an opinion.
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Valued Member
Canada
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This is definitely a really small grading company or someones own personal grading that they call them selfs PPGS. I would say that its a one persons opinion on the grading of this company so I would stay away from them. I actually tryed googling them and they dont exist so you draw your own conclusions.
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I would say that its a one persons opinion on the grading of this company so I would stay away from them. If you followed that statement to its logical conclusion, you would never buy another coin again. Collectors and dealers alike, when buying or trading raw coins, offer their opinion of grade. All that a certified coin offers is an opinion - it is just by someone who has seen a lot of coins. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
686 Posts |
Look at the reference number as well A-031. This clearly isn't a big time operation, it's the 31st coin that this guy put in one of those holders (and that's assuming he didn't skip any numbers between A-001 and yours).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If you followed that statement to its logical conclusion, you would never buy another coin again. Collectors and dealers alike, when buying or trading raw coins, offer their opinion of grade. All that a certified coin offers is an opinion - it is just by someone who has seen a lot of coins. Well said SPP. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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"buy the coin, not the holder" kind of makes the holder irrelevant doesn't it? If you think it's MS60 and it's a good price for MS60 (free is a good price for MS60!) then whether it's in a holder labelled MS64 or a scrap bin labelled AG3 doesn't really matter. Whether the opinion is from Ben Bernanke or Bart Simpson is also irrelevant. Unless you can't recognize the difference between a VF20 and an MS60 of course in which case you're best sticking with the recognized TPGs. :-)
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United States
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I would give more heed to what Bart says.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1177 Posts |
haha you guys crack me up! nothing like coming home from work to see my fellow friends cracking up a few jokes!
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Posted 07/09/2012 9:03 pm
