Hello From Michigan!

Thanks for the welcome. I have about 9 that I'm thinking of sending in to PCGS currently and I've almost sent them, then didn't at least 3 times. (posted them in another thread, colonial coin grading I think) It's hard to know where to start sometimes, I want to mainly preserve the really nice ones and that's been my motivation. But It was hard to take them out of old full books. I fear future generations aren't going to know the 800$ coin in the book from the 5$ coins, so I think you are right, I need to start at a certain price point and slab the ones I think are above that. I've been to too many coin/pawn shops where people bring in an inherited books of coins to just sell off. Trust me I have plenty of coins that aren't worth the value or their flips, so I think slabbing will help my kids in the future. I really can't tell the cleaned from original surfaces, especially in the really old quarters. So that's held me back too. Most the coins for me are just super sentimental and have been passed down for at least 3 generations. I know sometime down the line, their intrinsic value will override sentiment.

To the Forum.

Best information on sending coins to grading is to first prepare yourself and grading. Purchase yourself a nice strong magnifying loupe to look at the coins you may be sending. Learn how to grade coins yourself and know what graders are looking for in a coin. The better you can prepare yourself in grading, the better change you will get a coin back close to what you think it would grade. Some coins are not worth the money you will spend in grading them. There is a lot of money spent on coins with shipping,grading fees, conservation fees,insurance, and also other additional fees from the grading company. Best you can really do is prepare yourself with information. Go get those coins and good luck.

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