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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 25326791, member: 105571&quot;]I took this coin to my Local Coin Club meeting last night and showed it to some experienced collectors.&nbsp; They showed the same ambivalence that you (and I) have toward this coin, some thinking straight grade 55 and some thinking AU-Details.&nbsp; One wag even thought it might grade &quot;AU-63&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>One suggested sending to NGC instead of PCGS as he is of the opinion that PCGS is harsher than NGC.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if that&#039;s true or not but I think I&#039;m going NGC because I think I can get lower total costs of grading there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also had those guys look at four raw gold coins that I&#039;m submitting.&nbsp; The general consensus was:</p><p><br /></p><p>1925-D Quarter Eagle - AU-58</p><p>1903 Half Eagle - AU-55 or maybe AU-Details Cleaned</p><p>1881-S Eagle - AU-53 or 55</p><p>1915 Eagle - AU-58 or maybe AU-Details Cleaned</p><p><br /></p><p>Submitting these coins for grading is part of this year&#039;s efforts to &quot;tidy&quot; my collections by eliminating duplicates, selling off collections I&#039;m no longer interested in, and eliminating higher-valued raw coins from the collections by selling or grading.&nbsp; This is partly motivated by wanting to make my collections easier for my heirs to dispose of.&nbsp; I&#039;m 72 and in good health but you never know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks all for your thoughts.&nbsp; Very helpful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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