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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 185472, member: 2761&quot;]I know not everybody has the luxury of doing this, but IF you can bring your raw coins, or those that you are thinking about buying/slabbing to a major coin show like F.U.N. or the A.N.A., DO IT!</p><p><br /></p><p>At the show site, you will get a quick, non-binding, opinion (grade) on the coin from the likes ICG, ANACS, NGC amd PCGS.&nbsp; Of course they want you to submit coins to them, but save yourself the headache, embarassment, and COSTS right up front.</p><p><br /></p><p>They will give the coin a quick look over (under the loop) and you might here:&nbsp; &quot;63, 64, 64, cleaned, 63, whizzed, 63, damaged/scratched, 63, 62, dipped.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Just imagine if you shelled out $30/coin (not including S&amp;H) to get these coins graded and $120 of what you paid gets &quot;body-bagged&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It makes you want to scream, but that&#039;s how it goes sometimes![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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