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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Savy, post: 1880289, member: 61491&quot;]When I first started coin collecting, I thought I could make a huge profit slabbing raw coins. After I had spent a few hundred dollars, I realized all the coins I bought were cleaned. </p><p>Currently, the only coins I buy from eBay are slabbed. I fell in love with this 1837 Bust Half Dollar, but as it was not slabbed I was hesitant to buy it, which is why I sought other opinions. After hearing other opinions, I decided not to buy it, and I am happy with my decision. </p><p>I have been viewing pictures of high grade Morgans and high grade Capped Bust Half Dollars for months, trying to get a feel on how to grade them. I was hesitant on this one because the coin did not look like any other capped busts that I had seen, and now I know that was because the coin had been dipped. </p><p>I do not think buying raw coins to get graded is a good way to make money unless you are extremely experienced. Which is why I am testing out the method of regrading coins. I purchased a few obviously undergraded coins off eBay, and I am in the process of cracking the coins out and sending them to PCGS. I am only buying slabbed Morgan dollars to regrade, as that is what I have more experience in, and I can generally tell if a coin is undergraded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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