You Verse ANACS 1881 S Morgan...

OH I understand that part, completely. No profit, means no coin shop. I put in a previous thread I stay away from ebay, and prefer to go to LCS even if it means taking a loss. But to have a coin graded will cost you around $20-$25. So with that, it leaves me a $15 coin. I'm kind of asking what you guys think it's grade is. and since the case is cracked, should I contact ANACS for some help instead of going through the entire grading process again? I never sell any comm coins to shops... you'll have a panda, and they'll offer you spot price. I have a great relationship with a few LCS, this one however is new to me, and was just checking their inventory, and got a fairly good deal on some scrap 14kt gold. But yes, I understand brick and mortar isn't ebay.

About three times a year ANACS offers an 'insider special' where they grade two coins for free, you just pay shipping/insurance both ways. Last one was around New Years. probably will have the same offer around the 4th of July I would guess. you need to sign up for their emails though to get the offer. If you wanted a regrading I would go that avenue, I am not sure how much putting it in a new slab costs (as opposed to just regrading it raw), or what their policy is. I think if a slab is damaged beyond a certain point the companies need to regrade just for integrity purposes. The new ANACS slabs (yellow tops) can be pried apart pretty far once some cracks start along the top. I've been debating tackling a similar issue with an error coin I have in an ANACS slab which has a crack along the edge.

Ya, it's a 64, with a blue top... which is why I laughed on the inside when the guy said something like, he even may have offered $30... and it has nice toning around it. They knew what they were doing. The reason I do not like ebay, is I've been around, and used it since it was created. I remember when I was about 16, I figured out a way to access the adult section without having a credit card, this was after credit card authorization was put in place... When they sold fire arms and all that junk. Anyways my beef is this, and I posted this in another thread, I bought a few CC morgans off a guy a few years ago and had them sent off. From the pictures to what I received, I didn't like... and I didn't feel like going through the hassle. One came back as an F12, and one came back as a top 100 VAM VF improperly cleaned yada yada. Now, I would buy graded coins, or roll of merc's or quarters. But I will NEVER order a coin that is graded by the person selling it. The light they use, the angle, just no. Congrats if you found a deal of a century on their, but chances are, you didn't, it's like playing the lotto in those instances. Buying a slabbed coin, I'd hve no problem with, I just haven't found one on there that isn't marked up 10% or more than what I could pay at a LCS. I've heard of the old bait and switch, I don't do business with people on craigslist after recieving 25 texts saying someone would be interested, and when it comes down to it, they forget how to speak english, or they want to pay me $500 more than what it's worth if I just ship it out of the country for them to prince whoever. Online is a scammers paradise, and I like to look a person in the eye when I do business with them. Anyways, I guess I'll just leave it the way it is, and see if someone, somewhere else will pay more.... LoL... I'm positive I will. Thanks guys!

SuperDdave, I would LOVE to learn enough about coins to where I could look at it and guess within a few points of what it is. Right now, I look at a coin, and I couldn't tell you the difference between a 66 and a 62, unless there were obvious marks that I knew downgraded it. I mean I have a bunch of regular coins from when my grandpa passed away just sitting in my safe, because I know there are error coins, or certain regular coins that are more... doesn't have to be just silver silver silver, but I don't even know where to begin to look to find out that information. He has TONS of bicentinial quarters and such. I'm 33 and he passed away when I was 10. I took out all the silver, which amounted to around $300 worth, and have it in my safe box... I keep nothing of value at home, and don't ever post about my real whereabouts on here, if you click on me and it lists a state or city, it isn't it. LoL.

I'll tell ya Saturday I had an older guy come in to a shop where I was buy some 14kt scrap gold for jewelry, they were selling it to me below spot and no tax. The guy came in, the owner said oh we know him. The guy starts asking me, so what ya doin with that? I'm learning to make jewelry, oh so you from around here is what he said? I said I am... from around here. He asks oh which part? I just said the same thing, I'm just from around here. He asked me one more thing before he finally turned around and left me alone. I live in a bad neighborhood, or have and have had to do some stuff that i"m not real proud of in order to protect myself before I became smart enough to store it elsewhere...