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  • PCGS and Their "Questionable Color" Ripoff

    From toj1942@aol.com@21:1/5 to Reality on Sat Feb 16 17:39:34 2019
    On Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:00:28 PM UTC-8, Reality wrote:
    What is the deal with this nonsense?

    When I submit a coin to PCGS, I want to know if it is genuine, the
    grade, and if it is original.

    IMO if you are paying the supposed leading expert graders in the
    industry a $30 grading fee plus shipping both ways, then their
    "Genuine - Questionable Color" B.S is not an option. I'm paying them
    to tell me one way or the other.

    The color/toning is either ORIGINAL or NOT.

    If they can't tell the difference, then what is their opinion worth?
    IMO the grading fee should be refunded if their "experts" can't
    discern the difference. It's a total ripoff otherwise.

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  • From TD99 Coin@21:1/5 to Reality on Sun Jun 7 14:24:18 2020
    On Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:00:28 PM UTC-8, Reality wrote:
    What is the deal with this nonsense?

    When I submit a coin to PCGS, I want to know if it is genuine, the
    grade, and if it is original.

    IMO if you are paying the supposed leading expert graders in the
    industry a $30 grading fee plus shipping both ways, then their
    "Genuine - Questionable Color" B.S is not an option. I'm paying them
    to tell me one way or the other.

    The color/toning is either ORIGINAL or NOT.

    If they can't tell the difference, then what is their opinion worth?
    IMO the grading fee should be refunded if their "experts" can't
    discern the difference. It's a total ripoff otherwise.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From golddropbuyers@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Reality on Sun Jun 7 14:21:24 2020
    On Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:00:28 PM UTC-8, Reality wrote:
    What is the deal with this nonsense?

    When I submit a coin to PCGS, I want to know if it is genuine, the
    grade, and if it is original.

    IMO if you are paying the supposed leading expert graders in the
    industry a $30 grading fee plus shipping both ways, then their
    "Genuine - Questionable Color" B.S is not an option. I'm paying them
    to tell me one way or the other.

    The color/toning is either ORIGINAL or NOT.

    If they can't tell the difference, then what is their opinion worth?
    IMO the grading fee should be refunded if their "experts" can't
    discern the difference. It's a total ripoff otherwise.

    I had the EXACT SAME issue and to my knowledge, my beautiful Morgans with slight rainbow toning came back as "Genuine / Questionable Color / Unc Details" so it's a lovely coin which I knew was real (I have a sigma coin tester) so it was a waste of money
    I suppose???????

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From TD99Coin@21:1/5 to Reality on Sun Jun 7 14:24:45 2020
    On Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:00:28 PM UTC-8, Reality wrote:
    What is the deal with this nonsense?

    When I submit a coin to PCGS, I want to know if it is genuine, the
    grade, and if it is original.

    IMO if you are paying the supposed leading expert graders in the
    industry a $30 grading fee plus shipping both ways, then their
    "Genuine - Questionable Color" B.S is not an option. I'm paying them
    to tell me one way or the other.

    The color/toning is either ORIGINAL or NOT.

    If they can't tell the difference, then what is their opinion worth?
    IMO the grading fee should be refunded if their "experts" can't
    discern the difference. It's a total ripoff otherwise.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)