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