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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fusiafinch, post: 1231486, member: 18382&quot;]From my experience, in this situation, I would never buy the Bu coin for $500 raw. Too much risk there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d feel a lot better about the AU coins. Ask if the coin has been cleaned. If anything about the coin looks fishy, just look elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, there&#039;s a lot of places to get that coin certified. There&#039;s Teletrade, eBay auctions from good sellers, and dealers who will sell TPG coins. You don&#039;t need to get everything from this dealer. You can have a few dealers specializing in different things.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d also learn more about grading, altered coins, cleaned coins,etc. Then you can feel more confident about your skills. </p><p><br /></p><p>But think about it. If the coin actually is a BU no problem coin, why ISN&#039;T it slabbed? Dealers know they can get more out of a coin slabbed if it has no problems. IMHO, very very few coins in the US series valued at $500 or more are not slabbed. And buyers accept slabs more than they used to. If you don&#039;t like the slab, crack it out for your collection.... but don&#039;t be surprised if you have problems selling it unless your re-slab it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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