grading questions ?????
TROUT70
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hi, i recently got into coin collecting with my 7 year old daughter and i would like to what are the different grading services you can use to get a coin graded and which are considered the best or most respected because i have a few graded coins from variuos grading services and i have had a few fellow board members tell me they were worthless or low grade because of who they were graded by ? please help thank you . these are the graded coins i have if anyone can help with values of these please help . ntc 1969-d ms65 kennedy half , pci 1954-s ms67 red wheat penny , sgs 1957 pr70 wheat penny, sgs 1976-s silver pr70cam washington quarter, sgs 1957 pr70 jefferson nickle, anacs g4 buffalo nickle , and a anacs 1923 vg-8 buffalo nickle . if can help with values of these coins please let me know . thank you for your help
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When you consider the slabbing route, you ought to consider the slabbing fee and then weigh that against the value of the coin being slabbed. In many cases, it is not cost-effective to get a coin slabbed. For example, a $30 coin is considered by many not to be worth the cost ($15 for economy) and hassle (postage, etc.) of certification.
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It's also a good idea to learn how to grade coins on your own. That way you don't get riped off and save a bundle not slabing common, lower grade coins.
What kind of coins do you have and who were they graded by?
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The best services are PCGS, NGC and ANACS. You'll also see slabs from ICG and SEGS which are often considered to be a step down. Anything else will not be well-respected at all.
May I recommend a book? Pick up "Coin Collecting for Dummies" by Ron Guth. It's a great book for people who are new to coin collecting and will help you avoid wasting money.
Don't send coins in to be graded until you are quite sure that they are going to be worth it. You'll only be throwing your money away to do it now.
What kind of coins are you collecting, and what's your approximate budget? That would help us make some recommendations.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
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these are the graded coins i have and if you can help me with values it would really help . ntc 1969-d ms65 kennedy half , pci 1954-s ms67 red wheat penny , sgs 1957 pr70 wheat penny , sgs 1976-s silver pr70cam washington quarter, sgs 1957 pr70 jefferson nickle, anacs g4 buffalo nickle , anacs vg-8 buffalo nickle .
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TROUT70,
I'm going to assume you want an honest answer. If you really just wanted somebody to blow smoke and coddle you, then you're about to be disappointed. There is a 99.9% chance that your NTC, PCI and SGS coins are worthless junk. None of those three are real grading services, and the coins are all likely to be grossly overgraded. Anybody who tells you otherwise and tries to defend these garbage slabbers is probably somebody who sells them on eBay.
Your two ANACS coins are probably fine.
Russ, NCNE
Not meaning to nitpick here, but I'd say that those coins are worth much less (not worthless) than you may expect. Don't discard them as valueless, for they may still be perfectly wholesome collectible numismatic objets d'art.
But, I certainly agree with the spirit of Russ' post in that the off-brand holders serve as significant warning signs!
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Russ, NCNE
but people do sometimes make mistakes and send in better coins and these services do make mistakes and
give lower grades than they normally do. It's not impossible that one or more of your coins is correctly graded.
Certainly avoid these at all cost until you get more confident about your ability to grade.
Also keep in mind that some of the just missed grades can be fairly scarce and as it becomes more apparent
which ones are scarce there could be an increase in these prices. One has to believe that a coin graded by
any service as "perfect" must be at least a nicer specimen.