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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1394489, member: 13650&quot;]These coins would be considered &quot;loose&quot; as in ungraded.&nbsp;&nbsp; Proof is a method of manufacture.&nbsp; They polish a blank planchet up to a mirror finish and stamp it to make the coin.&nbsp; That is a proof.&nbsp; Uncirculated just means it&#039;s a standard, unpolished planchet, similar to whats used for circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Graded would mean they were sent in to a third party grader such as NGC or PCGS where they are assigned a number grade and encapsulated into a slab with a label.&nbsp; On the label will be the coin&#039;s information and it&#039;s assigned grade based on the opinion of 2 to 3 professional graders.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also called slabbing or, slabbed, graded coins.&nbsp; &nbsp; Yours are in OGH&#039;s (original government holders).&nbsp; &nbsp; Which is common for commemoratives.&nbsp; &nbsp; Mostly people send stuff in to be graded in order to get more for the coin.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; One of those gold coins raw, might only be melt value.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it gets graded a PF-69, it might be about the same price.&nbsp;&nbsp; If it receives a PF-70 grade, the highest and hardest to obtain, it may be worth hundreds more to collectors.&nbsp;&nbsp; Theoretically a perfect coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; To get stuff graded is a somewhat risky (mailing) and complicated process though.&nbsp; It is also expensive.&nbsp; It&#039;s usually a gamble so it probably wouldn&#039;t be worth it for you to send them in.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Commemorative sets are not necessarily rare, because they were made for collectors and all are saved.&nbsp; Although many were broken up to be graded.&nbsp;&nbsp; What stands out in the list to me is the 1999, 9 coin silver state quarter proof set.&nbsp; That was the first year and they command a hefty premium over the rest of the years.&nbsp; &nbsp; Prices have come down quite a bit on that set from a couple years ago though. </p><p>&nbsp; The gold commemoratives will boost the values tremendously as you probably already know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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