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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fiddlehead, post: 6454642, member: 31286&quot;]If you have never submitted a coin for grading you might enjoy it.&nbsp; I maintain the lowest level NGC membership so that I can participate in their registry (which allows NGC and PCGS coins to be listed - raison d&#039;etra for me).&nbsp; it&#039;s not very expensive and when you join for the first time you might be able to list some coins for free.&nbsp; If you have any others you want to submit that might be worthwhile. That&#039;s what I did when I first joined, but other than a breakout or two I haven&#039;t submitted a raw coin since.&nbsp; I do send in coins in broken or badly scuffed holders to get a fresh holder.&nbsp; The new ones are much better than the old ones.&nbsp; Of course if you get a details grade it&#039;s disappointing - but sometimes there are pleasant surprises.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had that happen too - like the time I broke out a CC half eagle that was in an ICG holder as XF 45 and it came back from NGC as AU58.&nbsp; But ironically it wasn&#039;t a very interesting looking coin ( I originally bought it as bullion) I thought it had been cleaned because it was very bright.&nbsp; So I sold it at a nice profit and with the money I obtained a really sweet, better date CC quarter eagle that really is an XF45 but it&#039;s so much more interesting than the 58 ever was. So .....&nbsp; FWIW, if you really like the coin and it has some sentimental value - or knowing you can sell it for more if it&#039;s in a slab - even a details slab as long as it&#039;s confirmed to be genuine&nbsp; - it could be worth grading.&nbsp; There are some advantages, especially with gold coins because buyers will suspect a fake if you don&#039;t have the credential to speak for it yourself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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