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<p>[QUOTE="Baby_Sophia, post: 32508, member: 2026"]Hi - I'm a new member, buying coins for my 1 year old daughter, Sophia. </p><p>I've fallen in love with the $20 St. Gaudens. I've done enough reading to know not to buy uncertified examples, and most of what is available seems to be from NGC and PCGS. Scouring the web, the best price I've found on MS 63 common date PCGSs is about $630. I've found a few 63 NGCs for about $600. Can anyone tell me:</p><p> - is there a good source for these coins in MS 63 and better than I have found? </p><p> - is it likely that the extra $30 is worth spending to get PCGS 63s instead of NGC 63s? </p><p> - It is likely worth spending the extra $100-$150 to get MS 64s? </p><p><br /></p><p>Any advice is most appreciated! I bought quite a few coins in ebay that turned out to be cleaned (though many are not obvious to me at all) and have concluded (as many forum comments seem to stress) that certified coins are the way to go. Thankfully it hasn't been too expensive a lesson. But with these beauties at $600+, I really want to do that right thing. Thanks, </p><p><br /></p><p>Baby Sophia's daddy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Baby_Sophia, post: 32508, member: 2026"]Hi - I'm a new member, buying coins for my 1 year old daughter, Sophia. I've fallen in love with the $20 St. Gaudens. I've done enough reading to know not to buy uncertified examples, and most of what is available seems to be from NGC and PCGS. Scouring the web, the best price I've found on MS 63 common date PCGSs is about $630. I've found a few 63 NGCs for about $600. Can anyone tell me: - is there a good source for these coins in MS 63 and better than I have found? - is it likely that the extra $30 is worth spending to get PCGS 63s instead of NGC 63s? - It is likely worth spending the extra $100-$150 to get MS 64s? Any advice is most appreciated! I bought quite a few coins in ebay that turned out to be cleaned (though many are not obvious to me at all) and have concluded (as many forum comments seem to stress) that certified coins are the way to go. Thankfully it hasn't been too expensive a lesson. But with these beauties at $600+, I really want to do that right thing. Thanks, Baby Sophia's daddy[/QUOTE]
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