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<p>[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 2041757, member: 23122"]Ian Russel at Great Collections (GC) offers reduced rates on grading raw coins, HE pays for the shipping to the TPGs, and offers the lowest commissions of any major auction house that Im aware of. He, or one of his staff looks at EVERY coin submitted and will offer feedback if you ask him to.</p><p> </p><p>It has been my experience that for most common coins valued at less than $3,000 you would need to allot about $50 each for the cost of shipping/insurance, grading, listing, and commission; after adding the $50 to your original cost for the coin you can then determine from GCs Auction Archive the sales history of that coin Type/Date/MM and whether or not your presumed grade would yield a similar sales price. If your total investment in that coin (all costs, as above) is at least 30% under the Auction averages, then you stand a good chance of getting more than your total investment for it. Otherwise, I would agree with the other comments about selling them on eBay as a single Lot or grouped into multiple Lots by types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tamaracian, post: 2041757, member: 23122"]Ian Russel at Great Collections (GC) offers reduced rates on grading raw coins, HE pays for the shipping to the TPGs, and offers the lowest commissions of any major auction house that Im aware of. He, or one of his staff looks at EVERY coin submitted and will offer feedback if you ask him to. It has been my experience that for most common coins valued at less than $3,000 you would need to allot about $50 each for the cost of shipping/insurance, grading, listing, and commission; after adding the $50 to your original cost for the coin you can then determine from GCs Auction Archive the sales history of that coin Type/Date/MM and whether or not your presumed grade would yield a similar sales price. If your total investment in that coin (all costs, as above) is at least 30% under the Auction averages, then you stand a good chance of getting more than your total investment for it. Otherwise, I would agree with the other comments about selling them on eBay as a single Lot or grouped into multiple Lots by types.[/QUOTE]
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