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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2420379, member: 24314&quot;]I know that ICG does not charge for putting lamination errors, clips, off-centers, struck-thrus, etc into their slab.&nbsp; You pay the normal grading fee: Pretty sure $12 (check their web site).&nbsp; If you catch them at a coin show its only $10 and you save the postage to send it in.&nbsp; You would need to pay for a VAM ($7).&nbsp; If you do not plan on selling the thing - that&#039;s by far the cheapest and faster alternative.&nbsp; ICG and ANACS coins do not bring the same price as NGC or PCGS.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sad personal story:&nbsp; I sent twenty Top-100 Morgan&#039;s that I cherrypicked in the past to an online auction company and had them graded by ANACS and attributed.&nbsp; Coins like 1900-O/CC, 82-O/S you get the picture.&nbsp; These coins cost me virtually nothing!&nbsp; They graded XF to MS-62 and most were slider Uncs. Had about $700 in them as they cost around $35 @!!!&nbsp; So far one sold for $55 and the rest averaged $29!&nbsp; That&#039;s some loss for me and some happy collectors.&nbsp; Sale took five months from the time I gave them the coins too.&nbsp; So much for ANACS and that auction company.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, good lesson here.&nbsp; Collectors of VAMS prefer to find them on their own...I&#039;ll still cherry them for cheap.&nbsp; Collectors prefer high grades as that&#039;s where the rarity comes in.&nbsp; Also, I suspect some of the heat is off the VAM bloom.&nbsp; Finally, the book with prices of VAMS is pure BS for the most part.&nbsp; Several R-5 coins with values of $$$ in AU that sell for $28 with one bidder <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ought to prove my point!&nbsp; The good news is I&#039;ll cash my $250 check tomorrow and look for more of this junk.&nbsp; The fun/thrill is in the search.&nbsp; Happy collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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