MarkFeld

Common date wheat cents like that typically sell for about three cents.

Those examples bear no resemblance to Proofs.

I’d leave it as is and if you don’t like it, just sell it.

That’s clearly not the DDO. If you compare it to pictures of a graded/attributed example, the differences are extreme and easy to see. If you think they look the same, your vision is probably being clouded by dollar signs.

Whatever it is, it’s clearly not a genuine 1877 cent. It’s only value would be that of a curiosity and likely limited to a few dollars, at most.

The coin looks genuine, but noticeably cleaned.

Whether due to light wear, cleaning or both, the coin’s condition is far from remarkable. Many dates of wheat cents were struck in such massive quantities, that even today, they’re readily available in choice uncirculated or better condition.

I wouldn’t rely just upon the “red book” or any one guide for accurate values. The “red book” (and thus, it’s listed prices) goes to press long before its published, each year. And it’s not just proof sets that usually sell for less, as sets. The same goes for various sets of commemoratives, uncirculated sets or any other kind of set. Sure, some buyers are looking for entire sets, but many others seek individual coins and don’t want entire sets. So the latter either pass on the sets or will only buy them at discounted prices. Each buyer has a certain amount he can or will spend on a transaction. As a result, at a certain price level, they can’t buy an entire set, even if they’d like to. Generally speaking, the more coins in a set and the higher it’s value, the more likely it will sell at a higher price, if broken up.

I can't tell anything from the images. However, there are at least two different DDO varieties. Here's a link to the sale of one of them: https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/1909-vdb-1c-doubled-die-obverse-fs-1101-ms67-red-pcgs/a/1278-5062.s

Great and enjoy.

The coin looks AU, and while the ding might very well result in a details grade, that details grade would be XF at an absolute minimum.

Obviously, it's your choice, but the cost of postage and grading will far exceed the value of the coin.

The pictures aren't very good, but the coin looks AU to me.

Yes, AU is circulated - however, that's not the same thing as saying there's no such thing as close to uncirculated or almost uncirculated. Almost uncirculated is a grade that corresponds to a a degree of circulation, just as XF, VF and other circulated grades are.

Of course there is such a thing. A coin can easily be both - not uncirculated, yet almost uncirculated.(with very slight wear).

I work with Bob at Heritage. Please feel free to let us know if we can answer any questions for you.

You’re in the coin at about what a couple of NGC and PCGS PR66 examples have brought recently. That aside, (as cost has nothing to do with whether crossing a coin is of economic benefit) I don’t think there’s any way you’d recoup the cost of a crossover attempt and postage.

Another way is to use a vise and apply pressure until the holder can be helped open.

Could damage occur? Yes, but the chance of that is extremely slim. The grading companies have had a great deal of experience cracking holders open and it’s not at all difficult for them. The same goes for many dealers and collectors who have devised various way to open the holders safely.

Keep it together as a set and don't throw away money to get it graded.

I'm certain there was a charge, but that it was quite a bit less than that for a regular regrade. If it had been free, think about how often that option would have been used.

If those “strike characters” were part of the “grade”, they should affect the numerical grade and they don’t. If I remember correctly, in the old days, NGC even had a separate “designation review” and it included PL and DMPL, among other designations. It was less costly than (grade) regrades. But I really think we’re talking semantics here and I realize that plenty of others see it the same way you do. So my side of our gentlemanly debate is now done.

Yes, MS63 and MS63 DMPL are both the same (numerical) grade. But the latter has an attribute which the former doesn’t and it’s designated as such. PL and DMPL are not grades. As you know, in our industry, grades are numerical - on a scale of 70 and lower. PL and DMPL are modifiers/designations. The same goes for color designations on bronze coins as well as “FH”, FBL”, “FB”, etc.

Cool find and great buy!

In terms of wear it looks Fine, though it does appear to exhibit reverse corrosion.