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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hinnelton, post: 527440, member: 14999&quot;]Hi Everyone!&nbsp; I have been &quot;lurking&quot; here for a while since I found the site about a year ago. I have come to appreciate the advanced knowledge I encounter each time I visit. I know I am in esteemed company : )</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You could say I am a new coin collector, having recently found my way back to the hobby (I am 34, and collected when I was a young boy) through economic dislocations directing me toward gold and silver bullion, then gold and silver numismatic coins. It turns out I find the coins themselves much more attractive than the bullion in them! I am sure you here are familiar with being captivated by the beauty of coins. You could say I became spellbound and, well, bought a lot more over the past year-and-a-half than I thought I would&nbsp; : )</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have been accumulating raw MS (in my opinion) Morgan and Peace dollars, some MS Walking Liberty halves, raw $2-1/2 and $5 American gold, and PCGS-graded St Gaudens and Liberty $20 coins. I also have a gorgeous trade dollar and a bust half.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have amassed quite a store of Morgan and Peace dollars (maybe 250). I feel that I have a decent handle on the approximate grades on them. This is what I am hoping!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, I&#039;d like to open up a few questions to the experts in here...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>- Can I post some coin pics for some grading opinions? I think it&#039;s such a cool thing that you do that here!</p><p>- I have not yet submitted coins for grading. Is there a better / worse time to submit coins? Or is any time a good time if you want to have coins graded?</p><p>- I am thinking I would submit to PCGS, as they seem to get a lot of good press on these forums and elsewhere. Should I submit to only one grading service or more than one?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My mother lives in Pt St Lucie FL and I happened upon Atlas Coins, where Will Rossman works, who, according to employees there (he wasn&#039;t in when I stopped by), is very connected in the coin community and has great knowledge of grading. The guy I spoke to suggested that I bring my coins to Will Rossman for his opinions on which I should submit for grading. Does this sound like a good idea?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>OK, maybe this is too many questions for a first post. Feel free to tell me! I would like to join your community, so you should know that this won&#039;t be my last post : )</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you all for your thoughtful consideration. I look forward to your opinions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All the best -</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Terry[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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