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<p>[QUOTE="dmr0834, post: 629758, member: 19370"]First, I want to thank those of you whom have given me advice on the two coins I have asked about.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its amazing how one can be forced into learning new things in life, such as, when a relative leaves you a box of coins and have absolutely no idea what you are looking at. In the few short days I have had the opportunity to begin educating myself I have come to believe WCG is a less than desirable rating company - I know eBay isn't totally on the up-and-up but it is a good place to find the unscrupulous. I have checked a lot of coins being sold on eBay that have been rated by WCG and can't seem to find any with less than an MS state - that, in and of itself, raises red flags for me. Anyway, I now have a box full of mint sets, proofs, various denominations of coinage (some of thses have been rated by PCGS), silver certificates, and approximately 85 Morgans in various states, unslabbed and slabbed - rated by PCGS, NGC, ANACS, PCI, and WCG (these last two rating companies not being reliable I assume). Where does one go to see if there is value in the coins, and more importantly, since I think I might now have the bug, how does one get more educated?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dmr0834, post: 629758, member: 19370"]First, I want to thank those of you whom have given me advice on the two coins I have asked about. Its amazing how one can be forced into learning new things in life, such as, when a relative leaves you a box of coins and have absolutely no idea what you are looking at. In the few short days I have had the opportunity to begin educating myself I have come to believe WCG is a less than desirable rating company - I know eBay isn't totally on the up-and-up but it is a good place to find the unscrupulous. I have checked a lot of coins being sold on eBay that have been rated by WCG and can't seem to find any with less than an MS state - that, in and of itself, raises red flags for me. Anyway, I now have a box full of mint sets, proofs, various denominations of coinage (some of thses have been rated by PCGS), silver certificates, and approximately 85 Morgans in various states, unslabbed and slabbed - rated by PCGS, NGC, ANACS, PCI, and WCG (these last two rating companies not being reliable I assume). Where does one go to see if there is value in the coins, and more importantly, since I think I might now have the bug, how does one get more educated?[/QUOTE]
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