Should I get this graded?

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  1. Honestcoins

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    I am a total newbie when it comes to grading. I won this 5oz silver singapore tiger proof for $187.50 usd though and it's in pretty immaculate condition. Considering I got it for such a cheap price, I was wondering if I should spend a little extra to get it graded and hope I get lucky on a good grade. Any of you have a rough guess how much it's going to cost me to get this thing graded, put in a holder, shipped both ways, after fees and all that?

    That scratch on the front is on the capsule not the coin. I can't detect any toning or scratches. I see a couple tiny flecks of dust/debris on the surface. Isn't there a way to get ngc to clean something too? I thought I saw that when I looked at the site yesterday, but when I looked again today I couldn't find it. Freaking site speaks in a foreign language it seems to me.


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    Coin or round?
     
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    Coin, one of the 5,000 proofs minted.
     
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    Lunarowl Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Can't see any SGD$ on it.. looks like a round to me.. still very cool!
     
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    I guess I need learn the definition of coin. Coins must have a government current amount on them?
     
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    NCS is the conservation service which 'removes stuff' and 'makes the coin nice'.
     
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    Thanks
     
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    don't waste your money, they are proof silver round, its an over priced one - when issued.

    I got a few of them rather cheaply from the US.

    current price $220-not more than $270 us and it is way too expensive compare to other similar size rounds. the potential to appreciate is no where!

    compared to the taku, I would rather keep the takus. :)
     
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