Graded Wheat Pennies

If you want to be sure of what you are getting when it comes to buying wheat cents, you might want to check into buying graded wheat pennies. Graded wheat pennies are wheat pennies that have been examined by a professional grading service and have been certified to be authentic and in the specified condition. This is important, as the condition of a coin is a major determining factor in its value.

When you buy graded wheat pennies, you can be assured of the condition and authenticity of your coin. This is important, as even a small change in condition can translate to a large change in value. With graded wheat pennies, you don't have to guess at the coins condition or rely on someone else's amateur opinion. You can be assured you are getting graded wheat pennies in the certified condition.

Professional grading services use a highly specialized process for expertly determining the condition and authenticity of graded wheat pennies. Once the grade of a wheat penny has been determined, the coin is generally placed into a hard, plastic holder for protection and marked for its grade on the front of the holder.

Something to consider when buying graded wheat pennies is the grading company that was used to grade the coin. Some are better than others. There are 3 tiers of grading companies that are used to grade coins:

Top Tier: PCGS and NGC - These are the oldest and most reputable grading companies.
Second Tier: ANACS and ICG - These are still highly regarded grading companies.
Third Tier: All other grading services, including ACG, INB, NTC, PCI, SEGS, SGS, and others.

Be sure that the seller doesn't use a third tier grading service to grade the coin and then use a top tier service's price structure. For example, if a dishonest seller uses a third tier grading service, which is likely to grade the coin more liberally than the top tier services, and then tells use to look up the value of that grade of coin at PCGS (a top tier service), then beware.

The fact of the matter is that the same coin, if graded by a top tier service, would most likely receive a lower grade, so it's not fair to grade the coin with a third tier service and use the values given by a top tier service. It would only be fair to use a top tier service's value if the coin was actually graded by a top tier service, too. Each grading service has their own coin holders, so it's easy to tell which service actually graded the graded wheat pennies being offered. If it isn't specified in the item description, then just look at the holder or ask the seller before buying.


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