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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samjimmy, post: 68118, member: 3813&quot;]Short answer:&nbsp; No.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Long answer...</p><p><br /></p><p>People always post that you should buy the coin, not the holder.&nbsp; At the same time, it does cost money to grade a coin, and it would be fair to say that if you had two coins in the same condition, one graded and one not graded, the graded one might command at least $15 more (regardless of the grade) just based on the fact that the coin was graded (which again, costs money).</p><p><br /></p><p>While this may apply to someone who buys graded coins (for whatever reason be it resale, confirmation of conditon or authenticity, etc.) maybe some dealers plan on breaking the coin out and resubmitting it hoping to get a better grade and this &quot;$15 over&quot; wouldn&#039;t really matter to them.&nbsp; Dealers know it costs money and takes time to grade coins, though I&#039;m not sure how much more they are willing to pay for a graded coin (verses a non-graded coin, same condition).</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, while a somewhat rare coin from 1892 that grades MS63 would increase, you can find 2005 $50 (1oz) gold coins that are graded MS69 all over the place.&nbsp; The difference in price between an ungraded and graded 2005 $50 (1oz) gold coin seems to be about $15-$20 (which is what I was talking about before).&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen graded MS69 2005 $50 gold coins go for less than ungraded raw coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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