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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 24844346, member: 90692&quot;]Well, I <b>will</b> make a suggestion.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have great pics for a really nice coin, but the general consensus for sending for grading is for a coin to be valued at $150-200 to justify TPG fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion is:&nbsp; It may not merit TPG costs but you can get it into a capsule at the least to give it its deserved protection, instead of a flimsier flip.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, finally…some collectors are of the opinion that as soon as a coin leaves the Mint that it constitutes “circulated”.&nbsp; Many more believe as soon as coins are busted out of Mint rolls or bags that they become circulated.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the majority of collectors assess each coin as they find them and apply basic rules ( eye appeal, luster, contact, strike, wear, etc.) to apply whether or not a coin meets their own collectibility criteria.</p><p><br /></p><p>I, for example, started my collection from circulated coins with all wear conditions.&nbsp; Now, I seek to find coins that are AU58 or better.&nbsp; I may run across an AU58 that I reject because it has too many contact marks or staining, but it becomes a personal decision when the coin becomes “ruined” and therefore not a collectible.&nbsp; What I reject may be right up someone else’s alley.</p><p><br /></p><p>The above is a distillation of collecting for over 61 years and has served me well.&nbsp; I hope it serves you, and others, as well…imo…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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