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<p>[QUOTE="Steve E, post: 56623, member: 2147"]I don't think I ever received a coin from mail order that didn't grade different from what was advertized. If it is an expensive or key date coin I won't buy it unless it is slabbed, others I just take my chances on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been lucky so far. I purchased a "gem BU" morgan that slabbed at AU. Luckily it turned out to be a VAM which is valued higher than the BU value. Then I purchased a 1938 D/S Buffalo that was advertized at BU which came back from ANACS at MS-66. Which proves that even the experts can mess up, but usually it's in their favor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steve E, post: 56623, member: 2147"]I don't think I ever received a coin from mail order that didn't grade different from what was advertized. If it is an expensive or key date coin I won't buy it unless it is slabbed, others I just take my chances on. I've been lucky so far. I purchased a "gem BU" morgan that slabbed at AU. Luckily it turned out to be a VAM which is valued higher than the BU value. Then I purchased a 1938 D/S Buffalo that was advertized at BU which came back from ANACS at MS-66. Which proves that even the experts can mess up, but usually it's in their favor.[/QUOTE]
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