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What mintmark / assayer would be indicated on an NGC slab insert?

Weird large 7 in the date as well.  Thanks in advance.

This thread is particularly relevant to me, since I've recently pulled out a sizable number of world coins that I've purchased over the last ten years (really, more like "hoarded").  For some of the better pieces, I am astonished at how much they have increased in value based on auction records.  I have a very few high-quality Chinese dollars and half-dollars that are up tenfold, and for that reason, they are going to NGC for certification.  I also collect Mexican 8-reales and pesos, as well as 2-reales, and in my opinion, the NGC values are too low by maybe 50% for better circulated grade coins.  On the other hand, where I see the biggest errors in being too high, are for mint state coins and more recent "modern" coins.

I do believe NGC's price guide offers a tremendous resource if you look at it as "relative values", i.e. looking for big jumps between grades, or distinguishing common vs. key dates.

Old thread, but I recently looked at various HiBid auctions and was dismayed by the awful offerings I saw there.

That kind and amount of die polish is not at all distracting!  I tend to really like the character that these add to the normal part of the minting process.

It looks like post mint damage, very possibly  intentional, to me.

Neither the OP coin nor slab look legitimate to me.

I have coins intentionally stored in environments that I hope will induce beautiful toning.  It does work.

On 5/15/2019 at 12:15 AM, Just Bob said:

"Album toning" refers to the reaction of a coin with substances in the cardboard or similar material with which the coin was in contact in the album, producing what can sometimes be very spectacular toning. It often, but not always, appears as concentric bands of color, progressing more toward the center of the coin the longer the coin remains in the album. Wayte Raymond albums are thought to be especially capable of producing this type of toning,as well as Dansco and Whitman (and, probably others.)

Here is one from James Garcia's collection of Franklins, that were stored in a Whitman album.

 

 I still own that coin!

I am late to the party, but would recommend you save your money and do not submit these for certification.

I agree with the "clashed dies" theory.

On 6/13/2020 at 1:56 AM, Kurisu said:

Opened a fairly epic vintage coin roll, this was one of the great finds inside!

I've never had or found of these before. It's clear as day, there's a "1", in her neck!

I had to look it up and found it listed on that other coin guide site and mentioned in a few other places...couldn't find it on NGC though.

I think I'd like to add it to the "get graded" pile...but if it's not listed on NGC should I send it to that other place?

I think it's well worth "economy" grading!  It's the real deal and a very cool find!

Those are genuine private issues with a fair amount of value pretty much just from the gold content.

It grades "Good" in my opinion.  The basically full rims put it above AG.

On 6/13/2020 at 8:40 PM, Brad adams said:

1909 wheat penny could this be a matte proof coin or just a business strike is there any value to this coin

At minimum, it's worth face value!  But you could likely sell it for at least a couple of dollars.

It could be a "D" mintmark that has been partially scraped off.

I wonder if it ever had a (tiny) photo (or two) enclosed within it?