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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jeankay, post: 346369, member: 12159&quot;]The discussion about grading companies sort of piqued my interest to try and obtain some graded coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am attempting to obtain the best coins I can afford for my Lincoln Wheat album. So far I have 1935 through 1946 mostly in uncirculated condition. Some of them purchased from a local coin store and some online. This page is full, but I am trying to upgrade eight of the cents to uncirculated or better.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know the off-the-chart grading companies often grade coins with MS70, when the coins clearly do not rate a perfect mark.</p><p>After receiving my two so-called MS70 cents, a 1938p and a 1935p I was very pleased with the coins. Of course, as far as I am concerned the two cents probably would grade closer to a solid MS64-65. Which, by the way, do most of the coins on this particular page of my album. I paid a little over $20.00 total plus shipping for the two coins. These were :hammer: busted out of the slabs and put lovingly into my special Dansco album. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, in the long run, I feel the purchase was right in the ball park for my needs, and might be a good way for others to find the &#039;not-quite-perfect&#039; coins for your album. Just another view of something that we tend to distrust and overlook as a source of coins for our collections. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>jeankay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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