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<p>[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 6235143, member: 1765"]Looks like a nice set! The weak link is the cent, which has a couple nasty spots on the obverse that would limit the grade to 64. The dime, if graded 66FB, would be a home run. As mentioned, these are worth a lot in the original packaging. I see two possibilities for grading this set, if that's what you want to do, both of which would require contacting NGC ahead of time for pricing and instructions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first option would be to have the entire set, <i>including the medallion</i>, put into a multi-coin holder. NGC is the only service that offers this right now, which is why I mention them. The original packaging of the set would be lost, but the coins would be more easily viewed in the new holder, and if you get a high FB grade on the dime, that's a win.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second option would be to have the set <i>with packaging</i> put into a holder like those NGC uses for the GSA soft pack coins. I don't know if they'd do this for these sets, but you'd have to ask or have someone ask for you. The packaging would be preserved, but any grades they assign to the coins are not guaranteed, since they're not seeing the coins outside of the packaging. You'd also be looking at the coins through an additional layer of plastic and the coins would be free to move around in their original packaging.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="messydesk, post: 6235143, member: 1765"]Looks like a nice set! The weak link is the cent, which has a couple nasty spots on the obverse that would limit the grade to 64. The dime, if graded 66FB, would be a home run. As mentioned, these are worth a lot in the original packaging. I see two possibilities for grading this set, if that's what you want to do, both of which would require contacting NGC ahead of time for pricing and instructions. The first option would be to have the entire set, [i]including the medallion[/i], put into a multi-coin holder. NGC is the only service that offers this right now, which is why I mention them. The original packaging of the set would be lost, but the coins would be more easily viewed in the new holder, and if you get a high FB grade on the dime, that's a win. The second option would be to have the set [i]with packaging[/i] put into a holder like those NGC uses for the GSA soft pack coins. I don't know if they'd do this for these sets, but you'd have to ask or have someone ask for you. The packaging would be preserved, but any grades they assign to the coins are not guaranteed, since they're not seeing the coins outside of the packaging. You'd also be looking at the coins through an additional layer of plastic and the coins would be free to move around in their original packaging.[/QUOTE]
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