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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1860506, member: 75105&quot;]For the most part, I usually buy coins already graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could see spending the money to have a $500 coin graded if your going to sell it and one difference in it&#039;s grade could be an additional $200 or more in value, that makes sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if I spend $40 on a coin, and another $25 to have it graded, I will have $65 wrapped up in it, when I can buy the coin already graded for maybe $10 more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I DO spend [slightly] more money on slabbed coins, but it makes more sense to spend $10 more than book value on a coin, then to spend book value and spend $25 to have it graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only reason I do that (and not often, as I have gotten slabbed coins for book value), is that for $10 or less, the PCGS slab is a very durable and protective holder. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the coin I want graded has one-of-a-kind toning, and it would be worth the money to see what kind of MS grade it will get (just curious, I&#039;m not wanting to sell it), and protect it so I can enjoy it for years to come.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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