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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3186979, member: 36230"]If this is the case I would respectfully suggest a different approach. The fact is there's a <i>lot</i> more to determining if a coin is worthy of a submission than simply looking at any price guide.</p><p><br /></p><p>In order for a coin to be worthy, the plastic must add something of value, be it independently verified authenticity to increased liquidity and/or everything in between. If not you're simply wasting your money, and this is assuming you're capable of both grading and identifying problems to whatever individual TPG standards. Many folks are not and is evidenced by the fact one can find many, many examples of coins residing in plastic that have absolutely no reason to be there. Buying already-slabbed and submitting for oneself are two totally different ballgames.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don't know anyone who is both genuinely capable and willing to screen for you, please consider utilizing the forum, but just keep in mind that not everyone here knows what they're talking about. However, if you take things with a grain of salt and look for a majority consensus, the advice received will generally be solid. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3186979, member: 36230"]If this is the case I would respectfully suggest a different approach. The fact is there's a [I]lot[/I] more to determining if a coin is worthy of a submission than simply looking at any price guide. In order for a coin to be worthy, the plastic must add something of value, be it independently verified authenticity to increased liquidity and/or everything in between. If not you're simply wasting your money, and this is assuming you're capable of both grading and identifying problems to whatever individual TPG standards. Many folks are not and is evidenced by the fact one can find many, many examples of coins residing in plastic that have absolutely no reason to be there. Buying already-slabbed and submitting for oneself are two totally different ballgames. If you don't know anyone who is both genuinely capable and willing to screen for you, please consider utilizing the forum, but just keep in mind that not everyone here knows what they're talking about. However, if you take things with a grain of salt and look for a majority consensus, the advice received will generally be solid. Good luck![/QUOTE]
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