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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2413788, member: 36230"]Congrats on the one return, but I would respectfully caution against assuming this the automatic standard. The fact is that coins, just like people, are unique individuals, and this holds true even for examples that fall into the same numerical grade; each must be judged on its own merits and shortcomings, and not those of another coin.</p><p><br /></p><p> With coins such as these, grade is of absolute importance as any that don't reach your set level will be a waste of time and money. Unfortunately, having a "novice eye" can be costly, so perhaps your best bet would be to have someone genuinely knowledgeable (not someone who just says or thinks they are) screen for you prior to submitting. Over the years I was able to get my hands on many rolls of later date Walkers that, like yours, hadn't been touched in many decades, and can promise you that grades can and do vary, even in true original rolls. Unless you have in-person access to knowledgeable collectors/buyers, and even then, it's likely to be difficult for you to sell raw as anything top of Ch BU, so if you wish to maximize potential, submit only those that will, with a high degree of certainty, grade out at X and sell whatever remains as-is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2413788, member: 36230"]Congrats on the one return, but I would respectfully caution against assuming this the automatic standard. The fact is that coins, just like people, are unique individuals, and this holds true even for examples that fall into the same numerical grade; each must be judged on its own merits and shortcomings, and not those of another coin. With coins such as these, grade is of absolute importance as any that don't reach your set level will be a waste of time and money. Unfortunately, having a "novice eye" can be costly, so perhaps your best bet would be to have someone genuinely knowledgeable (not someone who just says or thinks they are) screen for you prior to submitting. Over the years I was able to get my hands on many rolls of later date Walkers that, like yours, hadn't been touched in many decades, and can promise you that grades can and do vary, even in true original rolls. Unless you have in-person access to knowledgeable collectors/buyers, and even then, it's likely to be difficult for you to sell raw as anything top of Ch BU, so if you wish to maximize potential, submit only those that will, with a high degree of certainty, grade out at X and sell whatever remains as-is.[/QUOTE]
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