AU or MS barber dime???

Either way I'm sure I will enjoy the coin. It's just I'm needing this fifth coin and I believe I'm trying to hard and in to big a hurry to get it. Someone posted above that they didn't think it was the smartest thing buying to submit . I don't really agree with that as slabed coin are expensive . A lot of the time even higher then book value . I might spend 80 bucks buying 3 coins and maybe only one will be worthy to submit but to me thats better than paying 100 For the Coin I wanted already slabed. Plus I have fun in the process.

 

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I just don't like the photos. I reserved my opinions for when you can post your own images.

 

The most important thing is that you enjoy the coin , can't wait to see your pics .

 

I think it is just very dipped.

 

The 1900 at the start of this thread has weird looking surfaces that make me think more than a simple dip was done to this AU dime. However, the images really are pretty poor and that makes interpretation quite difficult. The 1897 later in the thread, though, is an absolutely glorious coin if the reverse matches the obverse.

As for the question of dipping; the services straight-grade dipped coins all the time and there is a very large collector base for dipped coins.

 

The 1897 looks dull, like it was dipped too much or cleaned improperly some other way

 

You don't have to agree with it, and while it might not be a big deal with common coins in the grade ranges that seem to interest you, the fact is that in many (if not most cases) there is a reason why slabbed examples generally cost more than much of the raw dreck offered on the bay. Unfortunately, buying raw to have slabbed just isn't the win-win or as easy as some, including every other guy who has had the same idea before you, may think, and usually there is a lesson to be learned. Think about it... (and again, much depends on the coins in question) if all one had to do was buy raw and submit in order to save a great deal of money, there wouldn't be any reason to pay up for already slabbed. The fact is that knowledge and a trained eye is what allows some to safely and profitably do this, and the large numbers of low value common problem coins residing in TPG holders should suggest to you that not everyone can. With that said, submitting one's own coins can be very educational, but doing so for the experience and just to save a little money are two different things.

 

Well I can see you point to a certain extent. Coins that are worth thoundands , or even just several hundred only a fool would take a gamble on raw coins. In my case it's a bit different. An AU 55 common date barber on eBay are right about 90 bucks. So if u can buy that coin for 30raw and 15 to have it graded and have the same date, type and grade for almost half the price I don't see anything wrong. I enjoy hunting coins that's half the fun for me and at the end of the day it's out of my pocket if it don't work out.

 

There is nothing wrong with it no matter the coins (a fool and his money), and as I said, it is not such a big deal with the common coins that interest you as they're fairly plentiful in no problem conditions, but if you're going to do it, do it to learn first and not to hopefully save money. Even with screening coins by the forum first you're bound to swing and miss on a few. We could alsp get into the fact that not all "AU55s" are created equal, and you very well could be comparing a freshly picked apple to one that has sat on the shelf for a while, but one thing at a time. Either way, good luck to you.