Is there an easier way to get coins graded?

I am possibly looking into maybe putting some pennies onto ebay and I am wondering if people will only buy the coins that are already graded by pcgs. I don't really have the money to buy a membership to submit coins. Thanks.

The Best I could do is put the coin into a 2x2 cardboard holder.

 

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No. What year and mint mark are the coins? Pictures of the coins would help.

 

Well i have a wide variety of many coins that are in really good condition and i was looking at the pcgs price guide and the coins that I have says would sell for around 100$ in PCGS66

I have a couple of 1982 bronze small dates

 

Pictures, please. We need to estimate a grade to see if they are worth slabbing.

 

Give me 1 second please

 

Sorry for the blurriness trying to usa a magnification 10x - 21 MM TRIPLET lens to zoom in

 

any thoughts on the grades of these?
they are all bronze around 3.1 grams

 

if The market you want to reach is those purchasing investment grade coins.... Then yes I don’t think you have any choice but to go to the expense of grading and slabbing.

 

Would it be worth it though and are these the right coins that could sell for a decent amount and what is your estimate grade?

 

In general he is right, but from the pictures you have shown don't waste the money having those graded.

 

How Come?

 

How will i be able to sell these coins?

 

Well.... Honestly I am not a contemporary coin guy and am certainly not a Lincoln cent expert. I think you do have some nice cents there. But no, I am afraid going through the expense of slabbing/grading would be better served on something else.

 

Don’t mean to be rude but if I had those coins they would just go into my penny jar. They’re not in a high enough grade to be worth more than face value. Sorry

 

You won't. Best you can do is use them to pay for a cup of coffee or something.

 

Spend them. They are not high grade enough to be worth above face value.

 

Put them on ebay as an auction starting at $0.99 with free shipping and see if they sell. It's really that simple, don't overthink it with grading and PCGS price guides, etc. Just list them, if they are high enough grade then collectors will bid on it.

I'm with H8_modern, if those were in my change I would spend them, or more likely put them in the junk drawer and forget about them

 

As was addressed in the past, there's a lot more to it than simply pulling nicer coins from change and pocketing profits. Just think about it for a moment: if that's all it took, why would folks pay thousands or tens of thousands times face for them when they could do the same as you have?

If profiting is your goal, I respectfully urge you to invest your time into learning. This hobby (and particularly business) is knowledge, and making money can be as simple as knowing more than the guy on the other side of the table (or computer) mixed in with a little luck. The more you genuinely know, the greater your opportunities will be as long as willing to put in the effort.

I would suggest learning to grade would make for a fine start. If you don't have access to large numbers of properly graded coins, try auction house archives. It's not an ideal alternative, but better than nothing. If you have questions, don't be afraid to ask.