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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 201418, member: 4920&quot;]Imagine a &#039;57 Chevy, right out of the factory, never been driven, clean as a whistle, original paint job, interior, etc. Imagine another one, low mileage, driven by the proverbial &quot;old lady.&quot; Imagine a third one, driven moderately, with some dings and scratches on the body, and some tears in the upholstery. Imagine a fourth one, driven heavily, with restored interior, and a hammered-out and repainted body. And just go on like that. Which one would you say should command the higher price? It&#039;s the same thing, here, with coins, except, with these, they&#039;re looking at these under 10x magnification, and better. And they hate it when you clean these things, because you can never restore the finish back to its original factory luster. If the luster fades, or discolors, that&#039;s usually not a problem, so long as it doesn&#039;t look phony. That&#039;s the kindergarten version, anyway, on &quot;grading.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>On that mint mark, find it on the tails side. If it&#039;s an S or D, it&#039;s San Francisco, or Denver; if there&#039;s nothing there, it&#039;s Philadelphia. And, yeah, it&#039;s insane, but that&#039;s the game. They see a fingerprint on these, under 10x magnification, or better, and that warrants a lower grade, which could mean thousands of dollars. I don&#039;t know if your coins have ever been buffed, cleaned or polished, but don&#039;t do that. They&#039;ve got these cheap 2x2 &quot;coin flips&quot; you can staple them in, to preserve them, generally. Put them in those, and tuck them away, someplace. That&#039;s what we all do. And, if you get a real shiny one, put up a nice, clear, photograph, and some of us, here, will help grade it for you, and tell you if it warrants being &quot;slabbed.&quot; And, above all, enjoy these things. Don&#039;t lose sight of that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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