final questions before grading.

so i have 1954-61 franklin proof sets. i am sending in the franklins for grading and slabbing. the coins have been in the ogh cello packs and envelopes in between the cardboard inserts in a box unhandled since bought from the mint. they look immaculate, so im going to get my first slabbing done with them. my question is should i remove them from the cello or cut the franklins out and send them in still sealed in the original cello package? thanks.

 

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Id just send them in like they came from the mint. You're going to get charged about 6 or 7 dollars though, because they charge a $1.00 Removal fee for every coin not in a flip (atleast NGC does).

 

they are still together in the mint sets. i want to put together a graded set of franklin proofs for myself, so im not really worried about the value of a slabbed coin vs. a whole raw set still together. i have two pcgs slabbed ms64 franklins that look like crap compared to these. i will post pics this evening. just how do i get a good pic with them still in the mint set cellophane? the plastic looks kind of brushed so i dont know how i can get a good pic without taking them out. i guess the only advantage of leaving them sealed is the extra layer of protection in shipping. i dont think it will influence grading in any way. im just going to pull them out and take pics. value be damned.

 

ANY AND ALL marks you see are on the cello.

 

IMO you should hold onto the 1954 to 1961 proof sets (as is). There is no hurry to cut them apart is there? Just hold for a moment.

At coin shows, you can find Franklin half dollars professionally graded by either NGC or PCGS or ANACS for very little money. These are typically coins that the submitter thought would be PF68+ or cameo and ended up getting a 66 or something. They are basically just like your coins. You can sometimes buy them in slabs for less than the cost of grading! Like I said, there is no hurry & you could just hold for a moment.

 

You can get a Dansco book that will hold your unopened proof sets. :smile

 

I agree, I think you will find with some patience, that you can find all of those already slabbed for about the same price as you would pay to have yours slabbed.

 

Yup, I like this idea better. Why pay for someone else's opinion when you can just simply display them in your own way to enjoy if you never plan to sell.

 

while i agree that i could get them already slabbed, they wouldnt be coins i picked out myself. i know that might sound silly, but it is part of the hobby and i want to know the feeling of runing to the mailbox and seeing what my coins were graded. then it is truly MY collection.

 

at some point, my daughter might want to sell them. they will be hers when she turns 18.

 

Well, then by all means send those puppies in! I would counsel that if you purchase already slabbed coins you will still be picking them out.

 

And I'll tell you as a collector myself, I pay no premium if a coin is TPG or not.

To me, slapping a paid opinion on them does not raise the actual value of the coin itself. So I'd say, those coins are easy to get and are likely worth more in the OGP as the proof set rather than breaking them up anyways.

I buy the coin, not the slab and I would pay more for these if they were in their original government packing rather than a PCGS or NGC slab because I'd likely just break them out anyways.

 

I think this would be a case that cutting the Franklins loose to send them to a TPG would be a devalue. I think they're worth more in the original set.

 

That is such a great idea! I am actually trying to find something that would act as a "frame" for my proof sets so I can put them on my wall.

 

I would leave them in their original packaging. Way too nice to break-up let alone getting them entombed.

 

If you break them up only for the halves, I'll gladly take the rest!

 

ok. the community has spoken. in the cello packs they stay.