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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BIC, post: 8611528, member: 142086&quot;]My first post here.&nbsp; New to coin collecting, having started nine months ago.&nbsp; Try to buy what my wife and I like that also has some investment potential.&nbsp; We have several PCGS or NGC graded coins.&nbsp; We buy from a local brick &amp; mortar as well as online auctions such as Heritage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Went to our first local coin show yesterday.&nbsp; I have noticed that most of the show dealers have few graded slab coins, most are packaged in paper flip holders, some with grades written on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of these dealers say they don&#039;t bother with PCGS or NGC because they&#039;ve sent the same coin in multiple times and gotten a different grade each time.&nbsp; The dealers claim they can grade coins better themselves.&nbsp; Also, most of these coins are under a few hundred dollars, making grading not economical.</p><p><br /></p><p>We saw one coin we are interested in, but the saying about a deal too good to be true may apply here.&nbsp; It is a 1907 $20 High Relief (appears to be a flat rim, but I&#039;m not sure).&nbsp; It is in a slab from an unheard of grading service.&nbsp; Aside from their thin website, it appears no other collector on earth has ever mentioned them online.&nbsp; It shows MS-62 but the dealer said he thinks it&#039;s MS-60.&nbsp; Either way, if legit, it is a coin in the $15-25k range being sold for $10k.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would be willing to pay $10k if it&#039;s in a PCGS or NGC slab with an MS-60 or above.&nbsp; At a minimum, I have a concern about what appears to be a large carbon spot on the top edge (see picture).&nbsp; That might be a deal-killer to start.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it unlikely somebody along the way would not have submitted it to PCGS or NGC.&nbsp; Before I would buy the coin, I would request the dealer submit it to PCGS or NGC and achieve the minimum of MS-60.&nbsp; Before making such a request, can somebody look at the photos and tell me if that&#039;s a reasonable goal, particularly with the worrisome carbon spots.&nbsp; Any other thoughts on this prospective purchase?&nbsp; My Spidey senses are tingling.&nbsp; Thanks. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514712[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1514713[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1514716[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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