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Any of these look of quality to consider having graded by anacs

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    Any of these look of quality to consider having graded by anacs

    I know that this is somewhat of a loaded question but im mainly trying to get a few opinions on weather my eye is any good at deciding what coins are worth grading just for value on the condition im not doing so good on errors that are worth anything i find coins that look the same as the ones being listed to me anyway and then im told mine matches a bunch of key marks but if i happen to not have a good photo that shows 1 area thats supposed to be a certain way im told my coin isnt doubled i cant understand how i can match 9 points of 10 for instance and the 10th point knocks my coin off the table i figured if anything it would be a new refrence number for having different key pick up points but like i said appearently im wrong so i figure ill try a different route before i just give it up all togeather so of the coins in this photo do any of them appear to be worth the time and money to have graded again i know noone can give a definitive answer just based off the pictures but im sure they are good enough to tell me if im in the ball park
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    Those are some nice examples of coins you picked out. They seem relatively clean from marks, although I do see a few minor marks/spots. Luster can not be accurately measured with a photograph but it is a determining factor.
    My main suggestion is that you do enough research to determine if your coins can at least recoup the cost of grading them. If you can not be certain, you are probably wasting your money.
    Please be aware that this is strictly my opinion. I have not had ANYTHING graded in over 50 years of collecting. I do have some graded coins, but I have never been comfortable enough to want to take the plunge into third party grading.
    Bob Piazza
    Lincoln Cent Attributer

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      One of the hardest things to do is grade from photos. I struggle to have a coin in hand and assign an accurate grade to it. One thing that I have found that helps to learn is to go to PCGS Coin Facts and look up the coin you are trying to grade. They have a lot of great photos to look at from previously graded coins. Study those photos and it will start to give you an idea of what they are looking for in a specific grade. Look at as many photos as you can. It will wear your eyes out, but you will learn. They also have price guides for every coin for every year in every grade and known variety. It will give you an idea of the coin's value, and to Bob's point, whether it's worth spending the money to send it off to be slabbed.

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        Thank you both for the wisdom and solid advice i know grading is a each their own type of thing one persons ms68 may be a ms65 in someone elses eyes.. ive heard anacs is cheaper and gives a little more wiggle room than pcgs but also dosnt command the same type of money if selling the coin after grading it ...but i figure to see around where i stand with what i think may grade decent i should start with the cheaper place and just try a few that i think are by better coins i know the 73 penny has a dark spot and its very distracting it would not be one id send i kept that coin mainly because the details are very sharp and it dosnt have any wear on the coin but im taking everything i can think of into account ie color wear luster etc. I have a bicentennial quarter that has a round dent on the reverse under the elbow with a line running from it thru the rim there is nothing on the obverse that shows any evidence of this being post mint i believe it may have been struck thru some sort of small debris its visible with no magnification i noticed it when looking thru all my bicentennials im actually going to post it now like to see what you think.

        Thanks again

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          ANACS from what I have heard is a little easier on grading and more friendly to varieties. NGC is more about the technical aspects of the coin and PCGS is more about the resale value. I know that ANACS doesn't command the resale value of the other 2, but I would (and have) buy ANACS slabs without hesitation. Best of luck to you with this. Please post the results!

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