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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 3376883, member: 92655&quot;]Hi Toot. Welcome to CT...... The Redbook is a wonderful and very useful tool. Not so much as a price guide though. I would use the Redbook value guide more like a tool to help you understand which coins/dates are more desirable rather than an actual value tool.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, no a coin that has remained in the mint packaging does not guarantee a higher grade. The strike of the coin and the state of the die at the time of the strike also play a big role in the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thirdly, I didn&#039;t go out and study, but yes for some coins when they are graded in those &quot;pie in the sky&quot; grades, the coin values can skyrocket. I didn&#039;t go out and look at auction records, but I would be a bit surprised if high grade Ike&#039;s were bringing figures like that..... The real value answer lies in past auction records.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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