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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rob-el, post: 413163, member: 15423&quot;]After researching the web and some periodicals, I decided to discuss selling some of my silver eagles to a reputable local dealer.&nbsp; His response was that he would pay roughly 0.50 over the current bullion exchange. I didn&#039;t get into any of the details of rated coins, but if I had this to do over, I would have assembled five pieces from the same mintage year and asked for a selling price for each.&nbsp; The differences in the actual pieces being:</p><ul> <li>Loose unpackaged, but very much like new, or BU</li> <li>Packaged in a retailer&#039;s blister pack, (like Littleton&#039;s)</li> <li>In a slab with a NCG MS69 label</li> <li> A Proof from the mint in the little presentation box</li> <li>A Proof in a NCG slab with the PR69 label</li> </ul><p>Between the web and the periodicals, the values of each piece are all over the map.&nbsp; My concern is what is the value when it comes time to sell these.&nbsp; I have a decent eye, but I can&#039;t see the difference between one or the other, (of the same class, BU or PRF).&nbsp; In addtion, if I had a sealed mint box of these, what is the harm of breaking the seal?&nbsp; Is it assumed these are all at an MS63 grade until proved otherwise?&nbsp; If the purchase price is 50 cents above, then it seems to be at my advantage to inspect the contents for what could be additional value.&nbsp; This is a bit long, but we get fired up over some things.</p><p>Thank you[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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