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<p>[QUOTE="Two Dogs, post: 4652146, member: 85671"]Steve, Before committing significant funds into a $5 Gold Liberty collection, you need to learn a lot about grading. When I started, I ended up with a couple PCGS MS graded gold coins that I later discovered had putty on them to cover scratches. The grading services often make mistakes. You should be able to look at a coin and know what grade it should be before paying high premiums over the melt values. Also, you may find that an AU58 coin is much more attractive than a MS63 graded coin. So if you are collecting to complete a series, don't overlook the AU coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Two Dogs, post: 4652146, member: 85671"]Steve, Before committing significant funds into a $5 Gold Liberty collection, you need to learn a lot about grading. When I started, I ended up with a couple PCGS MS graded gold coins that I later discovered had putty on them to cover scratches. The grading services often make mistakes. You should be able to look at a coin and know what grade it should be before paying high premiums over the melt values. Also, you may find that an AU58 coin is much more attractive than a MS63 graded coin. So if you are collecting to complete a series, don't overlook the AU coins.[/QUOTE]
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