1985 flawless pennies

Two 1985 Lincoln cent pennies my grandmother gave me from her safe they look mint condition no scratches really visible to me no erosion they look brand new I don't know much about pennies but I would like to find out if they're worth anything if anyone thinks I should send them in for grading I see one sold for $6000 I have the same exact condition of two of them if anyone would help me outid be very grateful

 

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Two 1985 Lincoln cent pennies my grandmother gave me from her safe they look mint condition no scratches really visible to me no erosion they look brand new I don't know much about pennies but I would like to find out if they're worth anything if anyone thinks I should send them in for grading I see one sold for $6000 I have the same exact condition of two of them if anyone would help me outid be very grateful

 

We have to have pictures Charles.

 

Oh my, catch your breath! My answer is no.

 

The top pop MS-68+ sold for $5875, there is a total population of three coins with this grade. The grade below that usually sells for about twenty bucks and are very common. It's not impossible that your coins are MS-68+ coins, but the odds are extremely low and you'll need to spend sixty or seventy bucks to find out.

 

With the spotting, you're looking more in the 65-66 range. It would cost you more to grade them than they would be worth.

 

Where did you see a 1985 Lincoln cent that sold for $6k?

 

This is a RETAIL price guide: http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmv.shtml, that is the price you would pay in a coin shop (if you are selling coins, you'll receive less since the shop has to cover it's overhead, cost of capital, etc.)

IF they were absolutely flawless - and they are not - maybe $600-700.

The one on the left has a plating bubble on the left side of Abe's head and a big ding in front of his schnoz. The one on the right has a couple plating issues and a thumbprint (almost good enough to have the FBI run it).

 

See response in the other thread.

In the future, please only post once.

 

Here:

https://coins.ha.com/itm/lincoln-cents/1985-1c-ms68-red-pcgs/a/1203-3173.s?hdnJumpToLot=1x=0&y=0

 

<blink> <blink> Whaaaaaat?

 

Now, for the fun part. That same coin sold for the same price this January at FUN, and a second example of similar grade sold for that same price at Dallas this April. Aside those three, no 1985-P has exceeded $2000. I suspect a bidding war in all cases.

Quite frankly, the OP's coins look rather nice themselves.





The left one in particular; the right one looks fingerprinted. Do they reach the 68 level which justifies slabbing? Can't tell from these images, but frankly I'd like to see images which allowed such a judgement because they're seeming kinda close.

 

That coin is what's called "Top Pop" i.e. the highest graded coin in that company's slab. There is an insane competition for those coins because of the registry set competition. Notice that the next level down, MS68RD has a population of 45 and routinely sells for under $1,000. MS66RD and MS67RD regularly sell for under $20.

 

@Charles major Welcome to CT... you have 2 very RD 1985 CENTS...
this is a very RD Penny.

 

What's special about a 1985 cent??

 

I'm getting pretty old, but the post from the fish guy, kind of woke me up.

 

Nothing, just the result of a bidding war amongst registry collectors.