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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 1327854, member: 24091&quot;]Like most collectors, I gravitate towards higher graded coins than I once did.&nbsp; And with premiums pretty low right now on nice graded coins, I finally decided it was time to unload the 1902-s double-eagle that I have owned since 1985.&nbsp; Was originally purchased raw as an XF45 and was recently slabbed as AU55.&nbsp; When I got the coin back from NGC, I noticed a small rim ding at 6:00 on the obverse that I am almost certain wasn&#039;t there when I sent it in.&nbsp; I am left wondering if they didn&#039;t drop the coin then grade it 10 points higher to make up for the damage.&nbsp; In any case, with nice MS63 Saints selling for such a modest premium over melt, I decided to trade the Liberty for a Saint.&nbsp; Or, more to the point, an AU55 for an MS63.&nbsp; Had to come up with $250 to make the deal happen, which is about what the deal would have cost doing the same trade back when gold was under $400 an ounce, so I&#039;m thinking I made out pretty well.&nbsp; Or more importantly, I bought a little downward protection if gold prices continue to drop as the MS63 has to hold its value a little better than an AU55 coin would.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; [ATTACH]151550.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]151551.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]151552.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]151553.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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