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<p>[QUOTE="illini420, post: 696837, member: 19423"]It computes to me.. </p><p> </p><p>The NGC price guide probably isn't the best reference for a common date AU gold coin. I think an AU $20 common date is probably worth around $1300-$1350 or so right now (whether it is in a slab or not), while a very low grade/problem coin is maybe $100-$200 less.</p><p> </p><p>Plus, it costs a lot more than $10 to get a coin slabbed. If you send this coin to PCGS, you'll pay a $30 grading fee + $8 handling fee + about $20 return shipping = $58. Plus you have to spend some money shipping the coin to PCGS and you need to be a collector's club member in the first place. Of course it is a little cheaper when you send in more coins to defray the shipping costs, but the $70 or so that you'd need to spend to get this single coin graded substantially reduces the financial benefit of certification (assuming you already know the coin is genuine).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="illini420, post: 696837, member: 19423"]It computes to me.. The NGC price guide probably isn't the best reference for a common date AU gold coin. I think an AU $20 common date is probably worth around $1300-$1350 or so right now (whether it is in a slab or not), while a very low grade/problem coin is maybe $100-$200 less. Plus, it costs a lot more than $10 to get a coin slabbed. If you send this coin to PCGS, you'll pay a $30 grading fee + $8 handling fee + about $20 return shipping = $58. Plus you have to spend some money shipping the coin to PCGS and you need to be a collector's club member in the first place. Of course it is a little cheaper when you send in more coins to defray the shipping costs, but the $70 or so that you'd need to spend to get this single coin graded substantially reduces the financial benefit of certification (assuming you already know the coin is genuine).[/QUOTE]
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