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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 811356, member: 15199&quot;]Welcome to the forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not quite sure what you mean by whether grade P&amp;D or S coins?&nbsp; The coins should be graded the same way, except proofs have some other criteria. It is usually the quality of the coin that is graded.&nbsp; If you refer to send a coin in to be graded, it should also be the same. I may have answered wrongly the question as I wasn&#039;t quite sure of what you intended.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Remember you are buying the coin, not the slab, BUT you have a greater chance of getting what the label says if the slab is a PCGS, NGC, ANACS,&nbsp; and then if you have experience, add PCI, SEGS, and ICG where nice coins can often be found if you really know what you are looking at and can grade it yourself.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">You will notice that many times a day, members ask the others their impressions on an ebay coin, this is a good way to get help. Avoid sellers who say no return, they are a hassle.Be careful of toned coins if you haven&#039;t researched them much. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">READ, READ, READ, old threads, especially on toning, grading, slabbing, etc. it may seem overwhelming and conflicting, afterall, many of us have different opinions <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Jim</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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