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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 2906589, member: 31533&quot;]Only spend money to get your coins graded (slabbed) if you are already pretty proficient at grading the coin and because you want to be able to sell it easily, where doing so graded by a major tpg makes the grade visible and not open too much to being suspect, or it is something that the difference between a grade is sufficient to possibly get the higher one assigned by a tpg and the value between both is somewhat large. But especially for beginners, do not send to a tpg other than PCGS, NGC, or ANACS. There are too many junk tpgs whose grading/slabbing is not going to be worthwhile either for the $$$ spent to do so or for reselling them, as their grades are sometimes considered worthless. Always consider that any money you spend in getting a coin slabbed is to be discounted off the price you get for the coin when it is sold... And you have other costs, too... such as postage and insurance on these. And for many tpgs there is a minimum number of coins to be graded requirement.&nbsp; Should you come across a hugely valued coin that needs to be graded, make sure it cannot be held properly outside of a slab for the time it takes to get more coins to go with it to grade. If it is truly unusual (very rare), then consider finding a trusted dealer to put it in with their next order; that is a good step if only because a great dealer will know if it is truly worth doing that way anyways. Many times that might save you from spending unnecessary money on things. </p><p><br /></p><p>To get proficient at grading, buy a good picture book of grading and start developing your eye to the coins they show.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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