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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2503287, member: 46237&quot;]It takes a few years of study to be able to grade coins reasonably well. It also takes study and practice to be able to photograph coins reasonably well, and a somewhat significant purchase of photography equipment.</p><p><br /></p><p>My advice to you, if this is just a one time thing and you&#039;re looking to sell these coins for as much as possible, it&#039;s just not worth the time and expense to do it yourself to maximize your profit. The same coin can be worth $1000 or $10 depending on minor differences in variety and condition that a novice is just not going to be able to evaluate. Also a novice may easily mishandle a coin and significantly decrease the value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take the coins to a reputable dealer and pay for an appraisal. Ask them to indicate which coins (if any) they think would be worth submitting for grading. If they are an authorized PCGS or NGC dealer, they can submit the coins for you for a fee.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tough part with submissions is that grading is not an exact science. A coin may, for example, have a 10% chance of being graded MS63, a 70% chance of being graded MS64, and a 20% chance of being graded MS65. For that coin, it may be well worth the fees if you get MS65, you may break even if you get MS64, and lose out and have to resubmit it if you get an MS63. So you try your best to make sure that you can recoup fees on the whole. There&#039;s no way to really understand how this will play out without years of experience grading and learning how the TPGs grade. Again, explain to the dealer what you want to do, and you&#039;re just going to have to trust their advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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