The Most Obvious Poll Question

bherring1964, I do not want to turn this into a political stage, however I am intrigued as to what you said to be removed from the almighty site!

Isaiah,

I will choose my words carefully here, and know that my opinion and comments are one of a coin collector and not a moderator on this forum.

Having said that, the only reason I am even commenting is because we have a lot of young numismatists and collectors here that may not be savvy to the TPG's in the world, and their qualifications and acceptance in the world of coin collecting. There are arguably 4 major third party grading companies that can be "trusted". In no specific order: PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG.

SGS is not one of these, nor do we want any of our newer members thinking that SGS is in ANY way a respectable TPG. There is NOTHING good about any coin in an SGS slab, and that includes authenticity. I apologize if my words seem harsh, but this is an informational site for coin collectors, and SGS should only be mentioned here to reinforce the fact that they are not good at what they do.

It is to your credit that you're willing to discuss this objectively, and not take offense at some of the comments you're reading. However, one must consider the overwhelming body of evidence, formed by many years of experience with this seller on the parts of collectors whose expertise completely shames my own, against your own experience.

It's entirely possible that you've actually managed, for instance, to purchase a PF70 coin from this seller. What I'd ask is, do you have a 10x loupe and the expertise to determine the grade? If you can see *anything* on a coin, even under a loupe, then it simply isn't a 70. That's the standard the "reputable" TPG's use, as well as the standard any knowledgeable numismatist uses.

My point is, the fact that a broken clock is still right twice a day doesn't make it any less broken the rest of the time.

Without being specific and getting bammed here, it had to do with our recent presidential election. It was a joke really and *BOOM* I'm gone. Those California types can be touchy!