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 ADVENTURE COMICS 434 1974 DC 20 cent SPECTRE Higher Grade $12.00 Time Remaining: 28d 13h 31m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Amazing Spider Man 4 MARVEL 1963 HIGHER GRADE 1st App ORIGIN The Sandman $338.00 (18 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 56m |
 Hero For Hire 1 MARVEL 1972 HIGHER GRADE 1st App ORIGIN of Luke Cage LOOK $33.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 44m |
 ADVENTURE COMICS 431 1974 DC 20 cent SPECTRE Higher Grade $14.00 Time Remaining: 28d 13h 23m Buy It Now for only: $14.00 |
 Amazing Spider Man 10 MARVEL 1964 HIGHER GRADE 1st App Big Man Enforcers $180.00 (29 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 2m |
 STRANGE ADVENTURES 170 DC 1964 Infinity cover Higher Grade Silver VF $29.50 Time Remaining: 28d 21h 31m Buy It Now for only: $29.50 |
 Amazing Spider Man 129 MARVEL 1974 HIGHER GRADE 1st App Jackal The Punisher $247.50 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 37m |
 Amazing Spider Man 3 MARVEL 63 HIGHER GRADE 1st App Dr Octopus Human Torch $360.00 (30 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 53m |
 AVENGERS 170 HIGHER GRADE FN VF MARVEL $2.99 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 56m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Avengers Higher Grade Comic Lot 10 Issues 214 through 231 $1.05 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 32m |
 THE FLASH 164 HIGHER GRADE NM BOLLAND $2.29 Time Remaining: 11d 3h 28m Buy It Now for only: $2.29 |
 Avengers Higher Grade Comic Lot 10 Issues 232 through 242 $1.05 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 25m |
 Avengers 7 MARVEL 1964 HIGHER GRADE Enchantress Executioner Zemo Loki $52.99 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 40m |
 WONDER WOMAN 190 HIGHER GRADE VF+ DC $2.49 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 56m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 Avengers 2 MARVEL 1963 HIGHER GRADE 1st App Space Phantom 2nd App Avengers $261.00 (32 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 44m |
 DAREDEVIL 129 HIGHER GRADE VF MARVEL $3.99 Time Remaining: 10d 12h 13m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 Batman 101 DC 1956 HIGHER GRADE Clark Kent X Over Robin Spider Man RUN $76.66 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 4m |
 Silver Age Marvel Comics Avengers 56 Higher Grade 99 cent sale LK $5.89 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 21m |
 SWAMP THING 1 5 HIGHER GRADE VF+ VERTIGO $12.99 Time Remaining: 8h 14m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 Silver Age Marvel Comics Avengers 77 Higher Grade 99 cent sale $3.25 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 35m |
 WONDER WOMAN 602 VARIANT HIGHER GRADE $4.99 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 11m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 STRANGE TALES 135 1st Nick Fury White Hot Key Higher Grade Avengers Movie $175.00 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 19m Buy It Now for only: $249.99 |
 Incredible Hulk 181 MARVEL 1974 HIGHER GRADE 1st App WOLVERINE Ever X Men $500.00 (21 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 37m |
 NEW GODS 10 HIGHER GRADE VF KIRBY DC $9.99 Time Remaining: 28d 8h 46m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1960S ACTION COMICS s 327 328 329 330 HIGHER GRADE 4 BOOK RUN SUPERMAN $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 17h 57m |
 SGT FURY 39 HIGHER GRADE 70 MARVEL 1966 $12.99 Time Remaining: 28d 8h 52m Buy It Now for only: $12.99 |
 Daredevil 12 GORGEOUS HIGHER GRADE 1st App The Plunderer Marvel 1966 $7.49 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 49m |
 BATMAN 100 Beautiful higher grade Looks VF from front NO Reserve 1956 $256.99 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 3m |
 STAR WARS 12 HIGHER GRADE VF MARVEL BRONZE $2.29 Time Remaining: 29d 8h 4m Buy It Now for only: $2.29 |
 THOR 139 HIGHER GRADE COPY $3.99 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 35m |
 Avengers 54 1968 VF Higher grade copy $35.00 Time Remaining: 7d 15h 18m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 STRANGE TALES 133 CGC graded 80 OW TO WHITE PAGES 1965 HIGHER GRADE $15.00 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 21h 20m |
 Detective Comics 408 DC 1971 HIGHER GRADE Batman Robin Neal Adams art $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 4m |
 SWAMP THING 11 15 HIGHER GRADE VF+ VERTIGO $7.99 Time Remaining: 8h 50m Buy It Now for only: $7.99 |
 SILVER AGE BATMAN VOL 1 ISSUE 140 HIGHER GRADE KEY ISSUEJOKER STORY BATWOMAN $20.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 13h 59m |
 Defenders 1 Higher Grade $125.00 Time Remaining: 18d 22h 15m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 Incredible Hulk 180 1st Wolverine Cameo Higher Grade Nice Pages LOOK X MEN $159.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 20h 4m |
 Captain America 53 Classic Cover Higher Grade Golden Age Timely $70.75 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 19h 18m |
 CONAN 36 BUSCEMA CHUA ART HIGHER GRADE 1974 $2.99 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 56m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Rare ATLAS JOURNEY INTO UNOWN WORLDS 47 Higher Grade NO Reserve 1956 $21.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 9m |
 PURGATORI 1 2 HIGHER GRADE VF+ CHAOS 2000 $2.99 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 50m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 Rare ATLAS JOURNEY INTO UNOWN WORLDS 49 Higher Grade NO Reserve 1956 $34.33 (9 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 10m |
 ADVENTURE COMICS 303 CGC graded 75 CR OW PAGES 1962 HIGHER GRADE SUPERBOY $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 21h 2m |
 SWAMP THING 6 10 HIGHER GRADE VF+ VERTIGO $9.99 Time Remaining: 8h 36m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1960S ACTION COMICS s 331 332 333 335 HIGHER GRADE 4 BOOK LOT SUPERMAN $20.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 4m |
 POWER GIRL 1 HIGHER GRADE VF DC $2.49 Time Remaining: 11d 6h 12m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 SILVER AGE BATMAN VOL 1 ISSUE 197 DEC 1967 HIGHER GRADE1ST NEW BATGIRL $3.32 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 13h 43m |
 Batman 149 GORGEOUS HIGHER GRADE DC 1962 $7.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 6m |
 AVENGERS 10 CGC 5 OLD LABEL Resubmit for a higher grade green label $89.99 Time Remaining: 15d 15h 14m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 Detective Comics 410 DC 1971 HIGHER GRADE Batman Robin Neal Adams art $3.24 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 2m |
 EXTINCTION SEED 0 VARIANT HIGHER GRADE VF+ $2.99 Time Remaining: 15d 13h 20m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 House Of Mystery 129 BEAUTIFUL HIGHER GRADE DC 1962 $4.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 52m |
 Batman 171 DC 1965 HIGHER GRADE 1st SA App The Riddler Batman TV Pilot $325.00 (34 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 19m |
 FANTASTIC FOUR 182 HIGHER GRADE VF MARVEL $3.99 Time Remaining: 7d 3h 47m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 Daredevil 13 GORGEOUS HIGHER GRADE Ka Zars Origin Marvel 1966 $6.49 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 52m |
 WONDER WOMAN 212 HIGHER GRADE VF DC $1.99 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 50m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Detective Comics 404 DC 1970 HIGHER GRADE Batman Robin Enemy Ace tribute $7.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 10m |
 CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN 1 Beautiful Higher grade NO Reserve 1958 $355.00 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 4m |
 AZRAEL 1 VARIANT COVER HIGHER GRADE DC $3.49 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 33m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 GREEN LANTERN 45 HIGHER MID GRADE COPY $3.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 30m |
 FANTASTIC FOUR 185 HIGHER GRADE VF MARVEL $2.99 Time Remaining: 21d 17h 6m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 AVENGERS 2 HIGHER MID GRADE COPY $3.99 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 58m |
 Wolverine Origins 10 THIRD CLAW VARIANT 1100 1st DAKEN higher grade $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 19h 22m |
 Rima 1 7 complete higher grade run $55.00 Time Remaining: 27d 10h 40m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 NYX 3 1st appearance of X 23 higher grade $15.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 19h 12m |
 STARFIRE 1 HIGHER GRADE VF+ DC 1976 $3.49 Time Remaining: 14d 3h 33m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 STRANGE TALES 110 HIGHER GRADE COPY $3.99 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 28m |
 Detective Comics 331 DC 1964 HIGHER GRADE Batman Robin Spider Man RUN $25.49 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 43m |
 GREEN ARROW 11 VARIANT HIGHER GRADE VF+ DC $2.99 Time Remaining: 22d 15h 54m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 X MEN 109 HIGHER GRADE COPY $3.99 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 31m |
 KAMANDI 33 HIGHER GRADE VF KIRBY DC $2.99 Time Remaining: 19d 10h 25m Buy It Now for only: $2.99 |
 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT 37 World War II Cover CGC 70 FN VF HOT Higher Grade $149.99 Time Remaining: 20h 27m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Detective Comics 333 DC 1964 HIGHER GRADE Batman Robin Spider Man RUN $20.49 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 40m |
 INFINITE CRISIS 5 JIM LEE HIGHER GRADE VF $1.29 Time Remaining: 24d 7h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1.29 |
 Detective Comics 396 DC 1970 HIGHER GRADE Batman Robin Spider Man RUN $3.24 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 20m |
 UNCANNY X MEN 151 HIGHER GRADE VF $3.99 Time Remaining: 10d 8h 53m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 Amazing Spider Man lot of 3 238 239 240 First Hobgoblin Higher Grade 1983 $6.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 21h 28m |
 JUSTICE LEAGUE 33 HIGHER MID GRADE COPY $3.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 37m |
 SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN 16 HIGHER GRADE VF $8.99 Time Remaining: 11d 6h 24m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 JUSTICE LEAGUE 13 HIGHER GRADE COPY $3.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 38m |
 WARLORD 130 HIGHER GRADE VF+ DC $1.99 Time Remaining: 9d 7h 33m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Comic Wings 69 Golden Age Higher Grade $2.25 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 14h 21m |
 House Of Mystery 143 GORGEOUS HIGHER GRADE Begins Jonn Jonzz DC 1964 $4.25 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 58m |
 STAR HUNTERS 3 HIGHER GRADE VF DC BRONZE $1.49 Time Remaining: 29d 8h 4m Buy It Now for only: $1.49 |
 Superboy 85 GORGEOUS HIGHER GRADE DC 1960 $4.24 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 30m |
 GAME OF THRONES 3 HIGHER GRADE VF+ DYNAMITE $2.49 Time Remaining: 22d 16h 34m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 JUSTICE LEAGUE 37 HIGHER MID GRADE COPY $3.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 49m |
 BATMAN 153 Silver Age DC gem MOLDOFF cover Grade 75 or higher $29.99 Time Remaining: 20h 23m |
 WARLORD 91 HIGHER GRADE VF ORIGIN RETOLD $1.99 Time Remaining: 9d 7h 39m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 Bronze Age Marvel Comics Avengers 98 Nice Higher Grade 99 cent sale $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 18h 58m |
 CAPTAIN MARVEL LOT OF 3 COMIC HIGHER GRADE $7.89 Time Remaining: 25d 19h 5m Buy It Now for only: $7.89 |
 Bronze Age Marvel Comics Avengers 99 Mid Higher Grade 99 cent sale $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 19h 1m |
 Lot of 48 Marvel Team Up featuring Spider Man 51 100 run Higher grade VF+ $10.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 20h 7m |
 GHOST RIDER 26 VARIANT MARVEL HIGHER GRADE $3.49 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 56m Buy It Now for only: $3.49 |
 Lot of 37 Marvel Team Up featuring Spider Man 101 150 run Higher grade VF+ $7.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 20h 20m |
 MS MARVEL 6 HIGHER GRADE VF $1.99 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 56m Buy It Now for only: $1.99 |
 THE HAWK AND THE DOVE 1 HIGHER GRADE COPY $3.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6d 18h 17m |
 Thief of Thieves 1 1st Print PGX 96 NM MINT HIGHER GRADE COMICBOOK NR $20.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 12h 5m |
 HULK 20 MCGUINNESS VARIANT HIGHER GRADE MARVEL $4.99 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 44m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 AMAZING SPIDERMAN 129 CGC 80 1ST PUNISHER HIGHER GRADE KEY ISSUE $113.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 7d 19h 7m |
Higher Grade
How to Get Your Coins Professionally Certified and Graded
Hobbies: Coin Collecting
How to Get Your Coins Professionally Certified and Graded
By Robert L Taylor, JD
- See article entitled “5 Reasons to Buy and Collect Certified and Graded Coins, which can be found at: ThePerfectCoin.com
Dispite the cost and procedure of getting your coin slabbed by a professional certification (authenticity) and grading company, which inhibits and prevents many people from having it done, a professional grade is beneficial for many reasons, the primary of which is that it helps you sell your coin when you want to upgrade or liquidate. Upgrading one’s collection is a constant process, and therefore involves selling a coin to buy another similar one in a higher grade. Collectors are constantly upgrading their collections, and this involves selling one coin in order to buy another of higher value and grade. Selling a coin is enhanced by having that coin professionally certified and graded, or commonly called “slabbed”. It is the reliability and certainity of this determination that “makes the sale” in most cases. Dwindling are the days when raw coins are sent through the mail on approval, only to have the coin returned as being unacceptable. Savvy buyers of high grade coin collections, look first for certainty and assurance of grade, preferably a professional grade. Collectors of street coins are rarely as concerned.
Another important reason for having your coins professionally certified and graded is an assessment of the value of your collection. It is always important to place a value on one’s coin collection. If this valuation is solely based upon one’s personal assessment, then the valuation is based on uncertainty and question. Raw coins have always been the stalwart of coin collections. However with the addition of the highly attractive internet sales venue, and desirability for certainty on grade, selling your coin has increased a hundred fold. One needs only provide a coin with a reliable grade, and put it on the Internet market for sale. A reliable grade is produced by one of the top four professional grading companies, and it adds value to your coin. Reliability is in the mind of the buyer. Your personal assessment is of little value to the discerning buyer.
Conquering this reliability barrier is not difficult. Two of the professional grading companies, PCGS (pcgs.com) and NGC (ngc.com), normally require a minimum fee to join, which is often coupled with reimbursement and credit advantages to joining, but which usually only apply the first year. For longer term submissions, desired by most collectors, arrangements for non-fee memberships are available with ANACS and ICG. Just submit your order with no fee required. Order forms are available on line, by telephone, and email. These two companies seem to enjoy the most popular choices among buyers.
The most intriguing professional grader is NGC, which provides for membership privileges for existing members of the ANA (American Numismatist Association,(money.org). If you are a member of the ANA (money.org), then you are eligible to use the grading services of the NGC with out having to join NGC first. The fee to join the ANA is less than the fee to join NGC, but the submission privileges are the same. One may request a “Submission Kit/Package” from NGC, or just go on line for an Order Form, which can be used, and filled out (also on line) and submitted after printing, with your coins. It is a simple and easy process. The only thing needed is the ANA member number, and clicking on the right box.
- A professionally certified and graded coin is always worth more, in the market place, than the same coin raw.
Regardless of when and how you get your coins certified and graded, it is well worth the cost and effort that it brings in personal relief, more certainty of the value of your collection, and in higher sales prices for coins you sell to upgrade and liquidate - on line or in person.
Happy Collecting,
Robert L Taylor, JD
Copyright ©2008, Robert L Taylor, JD
About the Author
Robert Taylor is a retired Lawyer, from Denver, CO, who has had a passion for collecting US coins. To share his Passion, he made available The Perfect Coin which features US Rare and Modern Coins (from 1960) and made available Perfect Dollar Coins featuring US Dollar Coins (from 1878), all Certified and Graded by NGC, PCGS, ICG and ANACS.
Should I ask my professor for a higher grade?
I just got my differential equations grade back. I got a C+. I'm thinking of emailing him and asking if there is any way I can receive a B. I'm thinking of suggesting taking another exam or possibly making corrections on all the previous ones. Does this sound like a good idea?
This happens all the time. A student does not understand the material, and the grade reflects that. The student doesn't like getting a low grade, and wants to sing and dance for a better grade.
Where I teach, we have a new online system. I can see that a student accessed the assignment late Sunday night before submitting it a few hours later. Inevitably, I get emails after grading that the student tried very hard and deserves a better grade.
Bottom line: if you want a B, you need to learn the material, not grub for extra credit.
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