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These are only going for around $40 to $60 on Ebay. How did you come up with $300? I can buy 5 or 6 of them for that. 

On 11/2/2023 at 8:33 PM, VKurtB said:

This is better, but even this is not absolute. Many, if not most, coins should NEVER see the inside of a grading slab.

I agree with this. Ive seen many coins graded that I would have thrown in my change jug to be put back into circulation. The ones who had them graded had to have taken major losses after all the fees. Its scary, all the common pocket change, hiding in slabs. 

I see now where he said true crack. I apoligize. I thought it said, "die crack or true die crack".  Thats my bad @dprince1138. I read your reply wrong. Ive not had much sleep all week. We been working days and nights both. We was off last night but I couldnt sleep. Very exhausted. I read your reply wrong. But I dont think its a craked planchet if thats what you meant by true crack. Parts of it look raised to me in the picture. Looks like plate bubbling or something like that to me also.  

On 11/2/2023 at 1:08 AM, Mike Meenderink said:

If he is trying to refer to a cracked planchet then yes those are usually a crack with a depression like my 1942 Merc below.

That would be known as a cracked planchett then wouldnt it? Instead of a die crack. Any crack in the die it is gonna leave a raised line. Probably meant a planchett crack and misidentified it as a die crack. 

On 11/2/2023 at 12:01 AM, dprince1138 said:

The line is very typical of a die crack.  From what I have seen, die cracks can be either raised, such as in your image, or a true "crack".

 

Whats a true crack? All the die cracks Ive seen on the coins have been raised. 

Those look great. He does an excellent job. Wish I was a member. I would order a couple. I cannot find any clubs at all here close to join. Ive been searching. There are not a whole lot of collectors around here close. 

We need to see a picture of the coin to give an estimate. The condition of it can affect the price greatly. Its a very common cent. There were over 409 million minted. If its been circulated then most likely face value. It would have to be a very high mint state to be worth anything. 

On 10/29/2023 at 3:26 PM, Mike Meenderink said:

   I have owned this coin for 15 years. It was not as prominently vibrantly toned as it is now but it did have these colors on it when I found it. IMO this is surface contamination that actually enhanced the coin. Environmental factors of the previous storage placement started this toning. The coin has black spots and gooey black eruptions as well as the wild double sided sunset toning. This leads me to believe the toning is natural or unassisted. Now I may be a bit partial because I just like the way the coin looks. So... can any of you debunk this as "natural" toning on this coin and why? I do not see an artificially toned coin. Prove me wrong please.

I think its natural toned also. I really like it. Do the spots look like anything that can be removed? Still a beautiful nickel. I love the colors those older nickels can tone. Ive seen some beauties. @Buffalo Head has some amazing toners in his collection. 

On 10/29/2023 at 9:17 PM, dprince1138 said:

I have seen a variety of tones on bust half dollars.  The tones do not seem to impact overall rating or worth.  Toning may be associated with oxidizing or some other chemical interaction.

Also, the common opinion seems to be leave coins in their natural state and to not clean them.

 

I have to disagree with you about toning not affecting price. Ive seen coins with attractive toning bring very high premiums over coins with unattractive toning in the same grade range. As long as its natural and not artifical, a very attractive toned coin, depending on what it is, can fetch a hefty price. I mainly collect silver Washington quarters from 1932-1964. I search Ebay and other sites like that all the time looking for deals and my next addition. Ive seen quarters on those sites with very ugly black and brown toning on there for cheap prices that have been on there for over 2 years now with no buyers. Then Ive seen very attractively toned quarters get put on there and sell quickly for a hundred or more dollars than what they are priced for in the NGC price guide. Ive also seen coins artifically toned that greatly ruined the value of them.  Anyone who has collected for a while can tell you toning can greatly affect the value of a coin. 

On 10/29/2023 at 1:31 PM, CREDTO51 said:

I can see the diversity of knowledge on these boards. I can also see there are no clear answers.

My question was , “would a grade from a grader increase value? “
Yes it’s a 50-cent piece , and has this type of facility damage.

 

What people are saying is its only worth 50 cents. Having it graded would not increase the value. A coin has to be worth at least a couple hundred dollars to make it worth sending in to get graded. In some cases it will make the coins that are worth grading worth a little more than they were raw depending on the grade assigned. And sometimes it does not add no value other than what it was valued at when submitting. But those coins have to be worth sending in. In your case the half dollar you shared is only worth face value and it would add no value at all to the coin inside the plastic. It would cost you around $80 to $100 to have it graded. You would be better off taking that money and buying a nice coin already graded. 

On 10/28/2023 at 10:45 PM, dprince1138 said:

Nice DDR.

What are you referring to as "first submission"?

Yes, grading always helps.  Generally, some sort of protecting material is useful.  Many collectors use the stapled cardboard method.  You can buy coin holders inexpensively from Amazon. 

Of course, to grade would require complete images of obverse and reverse.

Also, you may want to view similar coins on ebay, etsy or heritage auctions for comparable listings.

Sheldon coin grading scale - Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

Not a ddr. Looks like strike doubling to me. They are the worthless doubling. I agree the coin is only worth face value and not worth submitting. 

Looks like some of my metal detector finds on modern clad coins thats been under the dirt for a period of time.  

On 10/27/2023 at 4:53 PM, Coin Collector 1947 said:

I have a 1982 D penny 3.2 grams, what is the value in your opinion ?

More than likely a large date. Have better chance at hitting the powerball than finding a small date Denver struck on copper. The large date coppers are only worth face value. The valuable one is the small date copper minted in denver because they were all supposed to be zinc and there were a couple copper planchets left over in the machines that were accidentally struck. If you post pictures and post this in the Newbie section of the forum we can help you out better. 

On 10/26/2023 at 3:59 PM, Fenntucky Mike said:

Tokens are going strong right now, collectors looking to buy are feeling the pinch as prices soar and good material hits the market.  

I noticed that very quickly.  i cant believe how much some of them are going for. 

On 10/26/2023 at 6:18 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

Just curious on how you are doing with your collecting goals so far, there's plenty of time to wait for the right piece to come along. Lots of OT might help beef up the ol' kitty for coins and tokens.  

So far I havent had the chance to buy anything lately. Had a few breakdowns around the house. Ive tried for a couple different tokens but the bids went way over my budget. Here before long ill be back, in business. Been wanting to work on my quarters. Plan on starting back on them soon. 

What doubling I can see appears to be mechanical doubling to me. Need a little bit better picture of them to tell for sure. 

On 10/25/2023 at 6:14 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

Nice HH! That brick will look cool in a nice display with the token and maybe a couple pics. Have you had luck finding any additional tokens or any wins at auction?

I seen several olive hill brickyard tokens on Ebay the past few days. Thats where my pawpaw on my dads side worked. I was unsuccesful of winning any. Most went for more $ than I could afford. There was a couple I could have probably bought but I had to work late and the auction was over on them by time I checked my phone. I was a little dishearted but thats the way it goes. I may find more one of these days. It was pretty cool because that seller had a whole set of them. Also missed out on 2 more just like them only in brass a few days before. Once again didnt get off work in time to bid. Its been crazy at work lately. Weve had some very long days. 

Yes. A proof has polished mirror like fields. They came in sets bought from the us mint. It would be very very rare to find one in circulation.