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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 3723040, member: 100459"]I like the coins as they are, but many of my coins are "Raw", because if I want to sell them, I want buyers to make up their minds if the cleaning and scratches are important to them unless they don't want a coin with problems. I first became aware of problem coins when I bought a Raw Liberty Double Eagle from a dealer. That was my first purchase of a gold coin. The dealer recommended I have it graded because it would be more valuable. He took it to a show and had NGC grade it. When he returned it, it was graded "UNC Details-Obverse Scratched". I paid $1,300 for it in 2009. He offered to buy the coin back. I didn't sell it to him because I thought then and now that it is worth more than $1,300. Anyway, I buy graded coins, but I don't have anymore coins graded. I don't trust dealers because they need to make money to stay in business. I was a State Auditor for 30+ years and I learned not to trust dealers or anyone else that sells coins, etc. If you want to buy coins, do your homework so you know what you are doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 3723040, member: 100459"]I like the coins as they are, but many of my coins are "Raw", because if I want to sell them, I want buyers to make up their minds if the cleaning and scratches are important to them unless they don't want a coin with problems. I first became aware of problem coins when I bought a Raw Liberty Double Eagle from a dealer. That was my first purchase of a gold coin. The dealer recommended I have it graded because it would be more valuable. He took it to a show and had NGC grade it. When he returned it, it was graded "UNC Details-Obverse Scratched". I paid $1,300 for it in 2009. He offered to buy the coin back. I didn't sell it to him because I thought then and now that it is worth more than $1,300. Anyway, I buy graded coins, but I don't have anymore coins graded. I don't trust dealers because they need to make money to stay in business. I was a State Auditor for 30+ years and I learned not to trust dealers or anyone else that sells coins, etc. If you want to buy coins, do your homework so you know what you are doing.[/QUOTE]
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