Less poop more swollen ankle

I found a 2006 Nevada quarter D mint mark that at first I said was a new pooping horse which came out of the Philadelphia mint but when I look at it more the die chip on its ankle makes it look swollen. I'm including the pictures these are the best I can take for now. The chip is on the back horse left leg.

 

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Whoop whoop. Nice die chip!

 

Thanks now I have to decide whether to have it graded or not. Whoop Whoop where my family at. Can you believe a 53 year old juggalo. Down with the clown for life.

 

TPG for a die chip?
Take a $20 bill and flush it down the toilet.
You're ahead a couple of bucks.

 

Ditto!

Chris

 

not only the above,
but look at your coin. It has a lot of nicks and scratches .. just look at this section
Look at all the heavy nicks and scratches across the 2 horses (lower horse has deeper marks) much less every where else. It would not grade very highly anyways.

 

@Juggalo getting a coin graded and/or authenticated is going to run $20-$30 for a lower tier TPG or $50-60 for PCGS or NGC. New collectors don't always know the costs of grading.

Minor die chips are a relatively common error and rarely carry a premium. Occasionally, somebody will try to hype them on ebay with a fancy name, but generally error are not going to pay extra for them. So, does it make sense to pay the fees to have it graded when it's unlikely you'll ever recoup your costs?

BTW: Based on your pics, I think what you see are dents and nicks, not a die chip. A die chip is raised and your coin looks like it is indented (and maybe some displaced metal around the edges), indicating it took a hit. Sometimes we'll see optical illusions in the pic, so take an objective look at the coin again and see if you see any indents. It will be a good learning exercise.

Hope this helps

 

A relatively common die chip worth a few dollars over face so to pay for grading fees would be a waste of money. Put in a 2 x 2 flip and keep it.

 

The hoof looks more like a circulation hit than a die chip. JMHO Certainly not worth anything above face value.

 

First I didn't know how expensive grading was or how little chips added thanks for the advice and looks like a vote for damage not a chip just face value. Guess it's into the not so sure jar.