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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 7561055, member: 26302&quot;]I was thinking the same thing. When you are starting OP there is a huge learning curve. Look at the coins in the slabs, how they look like, and then look at coins not slabbed. Why do you think this one was not in a slab? I am not a TPGS fan, (ask anyone), but for many US coins nowadays you have to be leery of non-slabbed coins and have enough knowledge to know they are fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>It very well could be different in hand, but the surfaces look flat, like the coin was overdipped. Like I said, that is only from pictures, which can be very dangerous to judge such things from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Btw OP, please understand Redbook or PCGS website is for HIGH RETAIL. Most collectors, unless its a superior coin, do not buy at those prices. Again, once you get more advanced, you will recognize superior coins for the grade. The wife made me laugh, wanting to charge you extra for the slab. I would have laughed in her face. Its a sunk cost, and the high PCGS price you looked up already assumed that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Go to a bigger show. Local coin shops basically make money today buying coins. They keep just some stuff in the store to prove to relatives who bring in grandpas coins they are &quot;serious dealers&quot;, but they make their living buying and then selling online. Anything they sell locally is usually high and they will sell if they get a high enough price. Shows have tons of dealers there who make their living SELLING coins, so they will usually have better prices and much wider selection. I am saying this sir not to denigrate your purchases, just in the interest of education to you and others reading this.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, if you like the coins that is all that matters. Its your hobby. I am simply trying to give you some tips from someone who has been around the hobby since the 70&#039;s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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