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