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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2780759, member: 39&quot;]Can of worms alert!! Of course the proper answer is &quot;None&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Third party grading, and then collecting those slabbed coins, is quite popular in the US. Here in Europe ... not really. And I don&#039;t think it is common elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then again, it can certainly be helpful - the grading company will not only give you its opinion about the grade of a submitted coin (i.e. how well preserved it is) but you also know that your coin is authentic. And if you consider coins to be an investment, another advantage pops up: By and large, you can - at least in the US - sell such graded pieces better ($$) and more easily.</p><p><br /></p><p>Side note about euro collectors: We aren&#039;t really better. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Even people who do not care about third party grading at all may well pay more for collector coins that still come in their original packaging.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now people who collect current circulation coins might be more interested in the variety of themes, designs, etc. and not care that much about &quot;micro&quot; grading. That is especially true for collectors who would rather have one coin from each country than each and every possible year/mintmark combination of basically the same coin. The good thing is, no &quot;camp&quot; is better than the others here ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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