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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2774108, member: 36230&quot;]Okay... let&#039;s try this again and back it up some. Why, exactly, do you feel this coin (or the others you&#039;ve asked about) need to be &quot;graded&quot;, as in submitting them to a TPG, and what would you be hoping to accomplish in doing so? Do you feel the coins are of a condition that would warrant it, or are you thinking the different 69-S cents you&#039;ve posted are of the very valuable variety? Unfortunately, the fact is that neither is the case, and submitting them would simply be a waste of money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please understand that in order for a coin, any coin, to be &quot;worth&quot; submitting, the plastic must add something of &quot;value&quot; to the coin. I&#039;m starting to sound like a broken record here, but this can mean anything from independently verified authenticity, to increased liquidity, and everything in between, but the fact is that a great majority of perfectly nice and collectible coins simply do not need to be &quot;graded&quot;. In fact, a very large number of those presently residing in plastic have to reason to be there. The TPGs do not exist for collector benefit; they&#039;re for-profit businesses, and while they do provide a great service, they&#039;re also more than happy to take your money while offering nothing of value in return. Submitting coins really can be viewed as a game in that to &quot;win&quot;, one must be able to predict the likely or minimum grade a TPG will assign; if correct and the coin was wisely purchased, one can win, but if wrong, one can much more easily lose. Many, many people have forever buried themselves in coins due simply to a poor submission, so please... even if you don&#039;t take anything I&#039;ve said, or anyone else has said or may say to heart, do seek out a genuinely knowledgeable and experienced eye to screen your coins before even thinking about sending them in. I wish you luck, sir.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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