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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Dale, post: 4574922, member: 100459&quot;]I got thrown into coin collecting in 1997 when my father passed away and his &quot;coin collection&quot; was divided between my brother and me.&nbsp; His collection was mostly a jar full of like coins, i.e., cents, nickels. etc..... As a retired accountant, I loved detail work and I loved to look at the coins. I didn&#039;t know much about your website until about 2 years ago. I didn&#039;t submit much, because I didn&#039;t know anything. I found I liked the coins from the Mint, and I bought special sets they sold. I have a healthy set of Mint coins and such and I like them, but their pricing, etc. got out of line with reality.&nbsp; I looked around town for dealers with a good reputation and I wanted to check out some gold coins... This is going somewhere, so hold on.&nbsp; Anyway, he had a certified MMIX Ultra High Relief Gold coin as MS68, with the original shipping box and the wood box and papers that it came with originally.&nbsp; I got it for about $1,300. I thought it was a good deal until my research found that anything less than MS69 was not worth much.&nbsp; I also bought a Liberty Double Eagle Eagle for the same amount, raw.&nbsp; I sent it in with the dealer to a show and had NGC grade it. I got the dreaded &quot;Details grade&quot;. (UNC DETAILS: Scratched Obverse.) Evidently, NGC is real tough on scratches on the Obverse.&nbsp; I got an MS 61 on a Liberty Eagle. As far as my Liberty Double Eagle, I would like someone that knows something about gold coins, to look at it and show me where the heck the scratches are and why I got a &quot;Details&quot;. grade.&nbsp; Thanks for listening, boys and girls.&nbsp; I love you guys.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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