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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vnickels, post: 1455116, member: 25790&quot;]The &quot;crack out&quot; game is where dealers or advanced collectors take coins in TPG holders and re-slab them to try and get an increase on the grade </p><p>number because the dealer or collector thinks that the coin qualifies for a higher grade and was undergraded. The risk/reward factor is a tough </p><p>thing to calculate because on some coins the difference in one number can mean hundreds or even thousands of dollars in profit, but on the other hand</p><p>you could waste not only time but money as well and have your coin stay in the same holder with no upgrade. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples:</p><p>1. I own an 1884 V nickel graded MS-63 slabbed by Ultra Crap graders. I feel the coin can be upgraded to an MS-65 because the strike is good, </p><p>the luster is good, and the overall condition is very sexy, so I re-send the coin to Ultra Crap and it comes back an MS-64 again, what do I do?</p><p>I resend it in 3 more times and finally get it back as an MS-65 coin, and I take a few hundred dollar profit in the increase in value.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I take the same coin slabbed by Ultra Crap and send it into Random Dude and His Son graders and it comes back an MS-65 on the first try.</p><p>Why? Because they are a little bit more &quot;liberal&quot; or easy going and not uptight on grading. </p><p><br /></p><p>Note: the values and companies above were clearly to educate and were intended to be humorous at the same time, and that coin is really </p><p>out there but the values and grades were just examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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