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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coin dog, post: 4649832, member: 77583&quot;]Third party grading provides protection for the coin, opinion on grade, and assurances of authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prior to third party grading, many people selling coins were taken advantage of by unscrupulous dealers who would low ball the seller.&nbsp; I remember those days.&nbsp; A &quot;beautiful coin&quot; when sold by the dealer.&nbsp; And, the same coin, a &quot;piece of garbage&quot; when selling it back to the same dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third party grading evened the playing field for both buyers and sellers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting coins for well over 50 years, and I am far from an expert at grading, detecting cleaning, authenticity verification, etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Although the grading is an opinion, it gives the parties involved in a coin transaction a good and fair starting point. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will buy common, inexpensive coins raw.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, my key coins are all third party graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not even consider buying an expensive, frequently counterfeited coin that was not certified.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I see a coin that is worth a large amount of money and is frequently altered or counterfeited,that has not been certified, I wonder why.&nbsp; What is wrong with the coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, when I drop a slab, I do not have to worry about rim dings or other damage.&nbsp; Or, some un-knowledgable person &quot;fat fingering&quot; my coins, and leaving fingerprints on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not an investor.&nbsp; However, when my heirs, who know or care nothing about my coins, go to sell my expensive coins, I do not want them to get ripped off.&nbsp; They can at least plug in the certification number and get a ball park figure on a fair price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck selling your raw coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The above is just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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