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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jebocement, post: 3062178, member: 93093&quot;]I went to my local antique/coin dealer and he helped me :</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Weigh each coin - which helped us discuss what a specific&nbsp; coin &quot;should weigh&quot;, the percentages of error for each coin&#039;s weight, and how much circulation matters to the weight of each coin, etc . . . </p><p>2.&nbsp; Put it on two machines (I don&#039;t know the names of the machines) which indicated the exact metal content of each coin</p><p>3.&nbsp; Tell me if my coins were real or counterfeit (to the best of his eyes)</p><p>4.&nbsp; Help me sort through which coins he thought I should send in for grading, and which ones I should think about selling (so that I could replace them for graded ones.) </p><p>4.&nbsp; Point out scratches, cleaning, previously jewelry coins, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of 23 of my ungraded pre-1933 gold coins, only 5 were suggested to be sent in for grading.&nbsp; The shop&nbsp; said I could allow THEM to send the coins to PCGS/NGC/etc. for grading in order to speed up the time it would take to return the coin grading evaluation and save on expense. . . or, I could do it myself.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The good part is that I found a dealer who is honest with me.&nbsp; The bad part is that he will only give me slightly above melt-down value for each of my non-graded coins.&nbsp; He suggests I sell my ungraded coins within my local coin clubs, on-line auctions, or through social media.&nbsp; (???)&nbsp; He also has my phone # on file and calls&nbsp; when someone is interested in one of my coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest you find a local coin dealer you can begin a relationship with.&nbsp; My dealer is such a great guy!&nbsp; The very first thing he does when I walk in is ask if I would like a bottle of water, coffee, or soda. Ha.&nbsp; His staff is also very interested in assisting me with meeting my ultimate goal of replacing ungraded coins with graded only coins.&nbsp; Additionally, for a very small hourly fee, he will go with me to the bank and help sort through 3 safety deposit boxes I have of coins and advise me which ones to keep, have graded, or sell.&nbsp;&nbsp; FIND A DEALER YOU TRUST and who has a good reputation.&nbsp; Your local coin club can help you locate an honest dealer.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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