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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;C G Memminger, post: 2008161, member: 71506&quot;]Here&#039;s my $.02. This applies to currency grading as well.&nbsp; Economics.&nbsp; Will grading net me more money upon sale?&nbsp; Is the item one that needs authentication?</p><p><br /></p><p>examples where benefit of authentication really helps:&nbsp; &nbsp; Trade Dollars;&nbsp; Republic of Texas paper money; 1893-S Morgans; rarer Confederate paper money;&nbsp; anything unique or super-rare.&nbsp; another authentication situation is variety attribution for coins which fall into a popular/rare variety (i.e, a variety for which coin collectors pay a premium...1880-CC Morgans with the R78, the 80/79 overstrikes, the 8/7 overstrikes).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Economics:&nbsp; GSA Morgans provide really good examples.&nbsp; For the common years (1882-3-4), there is no reason to grade a coin unless it is a &quot;for sure&quot; 64.&nbsp; if you have a 82-3-4 which might be PL---take it to a coin dealer or two and ask if it is PL.&nbsp; I&#039;m batting about .500 on coins I sent in where&nbsp; I was &quot;sure&quot; I had a PL.&nbsp; And I&#039;ve sent in 4 coins which I thought had a really good chance of DPL, and only one was.&nbsp; The others came back PL.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the better date GSAs (1878, 80, 81, 85)...the decision point is either 63/64 or 64/65.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, if a coin is on the threshold of 64-65, where the 64 is a small economic gain and the 65 is a big win....send it in.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a pair of gorgeous 1909 VDB cents, each 63-64 and redder than a bull&#039;s a**.&nbsp; it makes absolutely no sense to have these graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to complicate, another decision is obtaining a CAC certification.&nbsp; I had a beautiful 1891-CC Morgan which came back from PCGS at 64+.&nbsp; DANG!!!&nbsp; check the huge spike in value between a 64 and 65 for that coin.&nbsp; I sent it to CAC, hoping for a gold seal (meaning an undergrade).&nbsp; Nope, got the greenie.&nbsp; Oh well[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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