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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samjimmy, post: 159589, member: 3813&quot;]I don&#039;t see why not, nor do I feel that any grading company&#039;s grade determines a coin&#039;s value.</p><p><br /></p><p>If grading were an absolute science I would agree with you.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t, so I don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, there is so much disparity between coins that are graded the same (either varying grades of the same graded coin, toning, etc.) that I don&#039;t see how this is different.&nbsp; A MS61 coin is not a MS61 coin is not a MS61 coin, far as I&#039;ve ever seen.&nbsp; If all MS61 coins were *exactly* alike, then I would understand (and agree) with your point of view.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of you is incorrect...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/faqs.asp#question10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/faqs.asp#question10" rel="nofollow">http://www.ngccoin.com/faqs.asp#question10</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot; <b><span style="color: red">The vast majority of coin buyers today purchase coins on a &quot;sight seen&quot; basis</span></b> and choose only those coins that meet their criteria, that is, they posses the qualities that are most important to them.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>While I might agree that they might not want to own problem coins, grading and clearing labeling a coin as a problem coin makes it clear which coins <i>are</i> problem coins, and if someone submits a coin (and pays for the grading opinion) I see NO reason why a coin could not be graded as such.</p><p><br /></p><p>A coin is &quot;worth&quot; what someone is willing to pay for it.&nbsp; That may be more or less than whatever guide or sheet says it&#039;s &quot;worth.&quot;&nbsp; If someone is willing to pay the same price for a cleaned coin as an uncleaned one, then the cleaned one is &quot;worth&quot; the same.&nbsp; Many people it&#039;s worth less, and how much less is again, what someone is willing to pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>How much is my uncleaned 1897 PF63 Proof Barber 50c &quot;worth?&quot;&nbsp; Depending on what site, guide or sheet you look at, it will vary.&nbsp; I can tell you how much I bought it for (which might be less or might be more).&nbsp; How much would it be worth if it were cleaned?&nbsp; Only 731 were ever minted (no telling how many actually exist out of that number) and assuming all minted still exist, there&#039;s only 730 left for the rest of you, in any grade, cleaned or uncleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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