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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2988846, member: 36230"]It's a nice coin and find, but please understand that very few otherwise perfectly collectible coins need and/or will benefit from being graded (submitted). The TPGs do not exist to benefit this hobby or for collectors, but are for-profit businesses more than happy to take your money while offering nothing in return. The only way one should even consider having a coin graded is if doing so will offer something of "value" at least equal to the cost of submission, and can be anything from increased liquidity to independently verified authenticity and everything in between. If it will not, it's a no-go, period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Submitting coins is akin to a game. Play wisely and you can be rewarded, but play foolishly and you will lose much more than you ever had a chance of gaining. Learning the ropes takes time, so please do stick with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2988846, member: 36230"]It's a nice coin and find, but please understand that very few otherwise perfectly collectible coins need and/or will benefit from being graded (submitted). The TPGs do not exist to benefit this hobby or for collectors, but are for-profit businesses more than happy to take your money while offering nothing in return. The only way one should even consider having a coin graded is if doing so will offer something of "value" at least equal to the cost of submission, and can be anything from increased liquidity to independently verified authenticity and everything in between. If it will not, it's a no-go, period. Submitting coins is akin to a game. Play wisely and you can be rewarded, but play foolishly and you will lose much more than you ever had a chance of gaining. Learning the ropes takes time, so please do stick with it.[/QUOTE]
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