1911 lincoln penny

[james gaydos]

hi just wondering if this coin is worth sending in to have it graded ? the camera i have does not take very good pictures. the coin looks to be uncirculated, but it has a grainy look to it.

[MarkFeld]

Your images are not showing.

[RWB]

A 1911 cent would have to be a gem proof to be worth the cost of authentication, grading and postage.

[MarkFeld]

A 1911 cent would have to be a gem proof to be worth the cost of authentication, grading and postage.

 

No it wouldn't. Even MS65RB's bring over $100. RD's and/or higher grade examples could bring considerably more.

[RWB]

It's a common Lincoln cent...hardly "worth" $10...certainly not $100 and certainly not worth wasting money on authentication.

[ldhair]

It would be cool to see the images.

[MarkFeld]

It's a common Lincoln cent...hardly "worth" $10...certainly not $100 and certainly not worth wasting money on authentication.

 

Regardless of what you think, the market says otherwise.

[physics-fan3.14]

Well, we can't see the pics, so we can't give an accurate guess. However, in 65BN the price guide says it is $140 - and I would argue that a coin worth $140 is probably not worth submitting. It would have to be higher than that (either in color or grade) to really be worth it.

 

The odds are strongly against the OP that his coin would grade that high.

[james gaydos]

thanks for all the comments.maybe the pictures will show now, also the coin is more red than the pictures show.

[james gaydos]

trying again to post pictures

[david3142]

Attaching pictures doesn't seem to work as well as copying the url and adding tags around it. Try that method.

[Danye West]

upload to a site like imgur or photobucket.

[james gaydos]

[johnny9434]

no pics there

[david3142]

You'll need the full link up to and including the .jpg tag (or whatever the file type is). Also, you can preview your post before you submit and if you don't see an image in the preview you can keep fixing it until you do.