Matt_dac

Post the contact/sales link so we can inform the owner how not to get ripped off.

A few more/larger pictures:

Freshly graded and ready to ship. $400 net to me shipped.

I suspect this thread will be shut down soon, but one question to pose is "what is the line between natural toning and artificial toning?"

For those who acquired and submitted to our hosts, how did you make out? I acquired two V75 ASE's, one I managed to buy myself and the other I bought from a buddy. I submitted both and got one 70 and one 69. I'm keeping the 70 and selling the 69. I managed to get a a V75 AGE into my cart, but could never checkout with it.

I suggest starting with a Whitman coin album for your Wheat cents to view what you have and to create hunting goals. It's hard to believe that 100 year old pennies can be spent with little actual loss, but it's true. There are just a few Lincoln dates with any value: 1909-S VDB, 1909-S, 1914-D, 1922 No D, 1931-S, 1955 Double Die, 1969-S Double Die, and of course the 1943 copper. During this hunt, particularly if you're looking at double die coins, be sure to review the difference between actual double die (valuable) and mechanical doubling (worthless) as the latter has beguiled many new collectors. Tell you son about some of the history during the year one of your coins was minted, how much things cost back then, etc. I still find that aspect fascinating.

Sadly, no real value with circulated examples (maybe $2 per coin at best), and even proofs are going for $11 (which means they are not worth even a fraction of the grading fees). Don't let this discourage you though.

My Eagle has a bit of rose toning:

The writing style is like a fingerprint with this guy....how many aliases is he up to now? I thought he was going to retire with the "1969 S DDO" he was trying to sell? Try again...

As other intimated, even 2020 proof coins from the mint can have production or handling flaws which render it a lower grade. Also, with time you will observe that even coins which have been graded may have been over or under graded. Trust the pros, but sometimes it can be obvious and grade does not always equate to eye appeal. While not from the US mint and not a coin, I was recently on the hunt for the 1/2 oz gold Apollo 11 Robbins Medal 50th Anniversary Restrike Matte Proof by Sunshine Mint. I examined three of these medals in hand with my 10x loupe. Two were raw (not graded) and one had been graded PF70 Matte by our hosts. The graded PF70 Matte had immediately obvious flaws on the rim of the obverse, and in my humble opinion, there was no way this deserved a grade of PF70. Only 2019 of these medals were minted so they are not available in high quantities. I selected the best of the three from my eye appeal perspective and it ended up being one of the raw examples. I submitted to our hosts and it earned the grade of PF69 Matte. I agree with the grade (two very small hits likely prevented the 70) but this one looked MUCH better than the PF70 I examined as well as the other raw example.

Unfortunately not, and worth 1 cent.

My first thought was ex-jewelry with the rings. If yes, it would be worth melt authenticated or raw in my opinion.

Note - this is a three year old thread.

Would you take 1 penny, and you pay for shipping?