| The Grade of a Coin Is Everythingby Robert L | | | | be Graded by an Independent Professional Coin |
| Taylor, JD | | | | Grader. |
| So You Are a Coin Collector! | | | | This is so because You Need to Know the Value |
| Tell me: Are You Still Collecting Raw Coins? | | | | or Worth, of each coin, as well as the Total |
| Take any Coin in Your Collection, and Tell Me | | | | Collection. |
| What it is Worth. | | | | But, you say, its Only my Personal Collection, and |
| To do so, you have to make a Decision about | | | | I am not going to Sell it now, or ever. Great, I |
| the Grade of the Coin. | | | | say, but do you also Never plan on Upgrading any |
| I will Assume that You are an Expert at Grading a | | | | of those Coins? Whenever you want to Sell a |
| US Coin, so, you have arrived at the correct | | | | Coin in your Personal Collection, you have to Sell it |
| Grade for the Coin You Selected. | | | | with a Grade and a Price. This means you have to |
| Obviously, the Grade Determines the Value or | | | | Represent to someone else, the Grade of the |
| Worth of the Coin. | | | | Coin. You Must Do this because you have to put |
| And, Once you have the Grade of the Coin, Any | | | | a Price on the Coin. When that Coin has been |
| source for the Price or Worth of a Coin will Tell | | | | Professionally Certified and Graded, you have |
| You the Value. (e.g.: greysheet, Red Book, Black | | | | Eliminated the Biggest Argument Point. Knowing |
| Book, Coin World, etc.) | | | | the Grade Makes Everything So Much Easier. Te |
| Whether you are Getting Ready to Place a Book | | | | Price is a Given once the Grade is Established. |
| Value on Your Collection, Getting Ready to | | | | Dreaming about owning a Coin with the Highest |
| Upgrade or Sell one coin from Your Collection, or | | | | Grade (in any Class), as we flipped through the |
| Getting Ready to Buy or Upgrade a new Addition, | | | | pages of our Red Book, has occurred to every |
| the Grade of the Subject Coin is All Important. | | | | one of us from the Start of our Coin Collecting |
| The Grade is Everything. Nothing Matters More | | | | days. Each one of those "Dream Coins" Passed |
| than the Grade of a Collectable Coin. | | | | the Test, and met the Requirements of the Coin |
| Now, assume that You are Selling this Coin, and | | | | Grading Guide established by the ANA (American |
| Represent it to be the Grade You Decided Upon. | | | | Numismatic Association). |
| You have Priced the Coin According to a Reliable | | | | What most Coin Collectors don't realize is that |
| Price Guide. | | | | there are only four (4) Companies who offer |
| What percentage of all Coin Collectors will Accept | | | | Independent Professional Coin Grading, and Follow |
| and Believe the Grade You Assigned, even if | | | | the ANA Official Grading Standards For US Coins. |
| They could Examine the Coin In Person? | | | | These Companies are: 1) PCGS; 2) NGC; 3) |
| Probably a small Minority! Why? Because the | | | | ANACS; and 4) ICG. These are the companies to |
| Grade of a Coin is the Most Important Identity | | | | be used when those Raw Coins need to be |
| Factor, and determining the Grade is a Difficult | | | | Graded. |
| Process. This is True, Whether Buying or Selling. If | | | | Get the Highest Price for Coins You are Selling; |
| the Grade is not True, or Correct, then Money | | | | Get the Best Price for Coins You are Buying; and |
| Will Be Lost Lost to the Seller if the Grade is too | | | | Get an Accurate Appraisal of Your Collection. |
| Low; Lost to the Buyer if the Grade is too High. | | | | Collect Certified and Graded Coins! Don't Play |
| There is nothing wrong with Buying and Selling | | | | Games with Buyers and Sellers over the Grade |
| Raw Coins. Even if they may come from pocket | | | | of a Coin. Know the Grade of Your Coin! |
| change or bank rolls. But once you Decide to | | | | Have fun collecting your Perfect Coins! |
| Make them part of your Collection, they need to | | | | |