EagleRJO

That sucks paying sales tax on ASE's at a LCS in PA. What about if you order them over the internet, like from the US mint?

I think the op meant that there is no sales tax on silver eagles. I recently purchased the 2023 Proof ASE and there was no sales tax, and when I looked back at some of the gold and silver bullion eagle coins purchased last year there also was no sales tax. Now, capital gains on gold and silver as collectables when you sell them is a different story ,,, https://www.jmbullion.com/investing-guide/taxes-reporting-iras/capital-gains/

Looks like a minor die chip with no added collector value. If these interest you put it in a mylar flip and store it in a box labeled Minor Errors and Varieties. If you roll hunt you will occasionally see things like this to put in the box.

If these interest you put it in a mylar flip and store it in a box labeled Minor Errors and Varieties. If you roll hunt you will occasionally see things like this to put in the box.

That list price of $250+ is old from when they were relatively new and commanded a significant premium. I seriously doubt you will get even close to that just for an EP bullion coin. Around $50 sounds about right from what I saw on recent ebay sold listings for a EP ASE bullion coin, with a few going for a little less like around $40 to $45, and a couple with the special "FDI Mercanti" label going for a little more like around $70 to $75 (see attached). Let us know how you make out.

Even if it was raised it would be more like a die chip in my mind with no added collector value since they are so common.

Unfortunately, as Kurt noted you picked the one place with the worst reputation for selling coins, which reflects on the sellers. You can easily look up book values for coins with the NGC and PCGS price guides. And you can get more accurate current pricing from auction sites like Great Collections or ebay sold listings. Pretty simple stuff to look up, so lets see what you do with that information now. https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/united-states/ https://www.pcgs.com/prices/us https://www.greatcollections.com/Auction-Archive/US-Coin-Prices

I am familiar with silver eagles and the price guide for these which is outdated now. The EP special label honeymoon is over, and If you look at recent sold listings there is virtually no premium for these 2021/2022 (P) Silver Eagle bullion coins. I just feel sorry for people who paid a significant premium when they first came out and now have a loss. And the point about the bullion coins being out of the holder was not that they would be worth less, the point was that both the EP and regular issue bullion coins would be exactly the same. So the only difference was the label.

It's a damaged and worn 1942-P silver alloy "war nickel" which were struck between mid-1942 thru 1945. The copper (Cu) content was reduced from 75% to 56% and the nickel (Ni) content was completely replaced with Silver and Manganese (35% Ag and 9% Mn). As TF noted it's likely just worth it's silver content. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/999/ https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1019/Wartime-silver-nickels/

Yes they are. Simply because a TPG designates part of the run of bullion coins as coming from someplace other than where they are usually produced due to the pandemic, without any special coin marks to distinguish them, does not make it special to knowledgeable collectors. What do you have if you take the coin out of the holder? Just a normal bullion coin!

I didn't know that google would make claims on the value of something? Perhaps you meant that you see similar coins listed as valuable from a google search? You need to look up sold listings, or auction results like from GC or HA, and temper that with NGC/PCGS guide prices as there can always be anomalies .

I think you hit the nail on the head as it seems they have already posted more than 80 coins for outrageously high prices on Etsy (go figure they are posted on a coin scam site), and are hoping to generate traffic to rip people off. Curious that they did not post them on eBay where it is much easier to find sold listings outlining how outrageous the prices are.

You probably just got a refund for your original purchase price, which is what was expected and better than how some make out. You can caulk up the rest of what was lost to a lesson learned about the pitfalls of buying precious metals over the internet or raw coins without enough knowledge.

You can see pictures of how a steel 1944 1C looks here, and as suggested you can use a magnet to confirm any potential find ... https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1944-1c-steel/images/82722

No and No. It's not clear why you keep posting pictures of normal cents that are the same size (like the attached from a pic you posted) and saying one is smaller. Cant you tell they are essentially the same size (within a small margin) by laying one on top of another? Is one of your eyes smaller than the other? I think you and Sandon meant to recommend a vernier caliper, like the attached one that I have, to measure the diameter. For a 1961 cent it should be about 19.05mm +/- 0.10mm in diameter. Cheaper than submitting the coin, and they would have it for future use.

Another pipe dream that went down a rabbit hole. If it doesn't weigh 2.5g +/- 0.10g I'll eat my shorts.

The "emergency production" is not something the mint designated. It's a made up label gimmick that the TPG's came up with to create a demand for graded bullion coins simply because they were struck at a different than usual mint. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/8289/bullion-eagles-philadelphia-emergency-production/

I am curious where you are getting this information as it's not correct. There are only 3 known varieties for a 1961 Lincoln cent that can be found on NGC VarietyPlus (attached), which does not include a smaller one.

Isn't there also the per order handling fee, variety fee (for the 1851/81 variety), and return shipping fee, plus your cost to ship the coin to NGC GmbH? Why not just put it in your own holder and keep an eye on the discoloration as you are likely to lose money submitting it?

I think you need to start over with some basics before you start looking again as it's not what you think again. Try this topic as a start, including the link to "Resources" by Sandon.

See the following webpage for a discussion of coin wrapper damage to coins with some example pics. There is one quarter with very similar damage to the coin you have. https://www.coincommunity.com/errors/wrapping-machine-damage.asp

For the AngelDee's site @Coinbuf referenced it looks like they have some good prices on slabbed coins from a quick look at a few Lincoln cents. But for slabbed coins I find I get the best deals bidding or making offers on them at sites like Great Collections or eBay as I am pretty patient waiting for a good price. However, be very careful where you by raw coins, and for those I would stick to more reputable LCS's or larger online dealers with good return policies, even though it might be at a slight premium. Even then, at least know the basics on evaluating those coins (counterfeits, grades & possible cleaning).

Perhaps you mean that normal circulated 1968-D Cents (normally larger features than 1969 cents) like the one you posted are being listed for astronomical prices with catchy made-up names (like 1968-D "Large Penny") by scam artists on sites like eBay and Etsy. I see it all the time, like a normal 2010 Lincoln Presential dollar (worth $1) or pennies with common machine doubling (worth 1C) listed for thousands. Stick with sold listings like on eBay and Great Collections, keeping in mind there can be individual anomalies so also get a rough idea on value from coin price guides published by NGC and PCG$.

I would stick with larger reputable dealers like Ampex, Littleton, MCM, Northeast, JD, etc. I have had good experiences with these dealers (mostly just bullion coins from JD), except Littleton can be a little pricy. I would also avoid sites like eBay and Etsy like the plague, except for maybe graded coins from eBay.