Screaming red 1963p

“We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.” “Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.” There's nothing wrong with having a coin as a friend.

 

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I don’t have friends I have employees! My coins are my friends. O and my wife is my friend. Glad she don’t read on this site.! Lol

if you want to send a coin in for grading it is your decision. Nobody can my change that but you. There are ALOT of people that have coins graded and the grading cost them more than the coin itself is worth..

 

It doesn't have to be this, to enjoy the hobby.

 

Dont lead a horse to water and convince him it's not worth drinking.

Dont train someone to play a game and tell them winning isnt a possibly.

Uhh... dont...um.. dont open the bread if you're just gonna spin the bag and tuck it....

Ok that last 1 didnt make sence. Cheers.

 

You're losing me bro!

 

My point exactly,if it were about the money, I wouldnt even be here. I simply wanted to grade my 1st coin. Idc if ms65 is 30cents...I'd be happy with a VF

 

Go ahead and get it graded. Use ANACS. That's how I started out. Testing my novice grading skills. I did well on some, not so well on others. That's how you learn.

 

Lol,yea,....I'll get it together eventually. I was told to find a hobby that was relaxing to help keep me lvl. I should've probably went a different route,my desk is flooded with coins that aren't worth the planchet they were minted on,my eyes are shot,and my hands are tired of flipping coins over, haha...this is a mess,sry guys

 

If you like it, keep it. If you want to spend the money for TPG, go for it. To me, collecting is just that, collecting. I've never sold any coin or currency in all the years I've been collecting. I just love to admire their designs and history. I too found an exceptional cent and keep it in a 2x2 by my chair as it brings me joy to just look at it. Keep on truckin' my friend.

 

Will do,cheers buddy. I'm sending this coin in regardless,along with 9 more that probably should be ran thru a coin star.

 

You collect what you like. If it’s not the highest of quality that’s up to you. Nobody else to tell you what you should enjoy. What’s going on isn’t everyone was trying to save you a few bucks from sending it in to be graded. Most, not all, people send coins in to try to get a nice high grade to flip. If your intention is to learn how to grade I would say tackle that in a less expensive way. There are a number of books to help out there. Websites. What I like to do isn’t find a friend who has a number of graded coins and cover the grade up, examine and make the best guess I can. Then if you’re wrong, try to find out where you went wrong. That costs nothing for you and cements a cool friendship with a coin buddy. At the very end of the day, if you want to send it in, send it in. Just know the cost of it before you do.

 

I've read up a bit and tried to photo grade some myself,I'm not jumping in totally blind with just some random coins. Just wanted to get an opinion on what to expect grade wise from those who are familiar with the process.
I realize how tough it is, and how something small can really ruin the grade. I've taken everything into consideration.
Coin buddy? I talk about coins in public and I'm looked at like I'm speaking tongues,haha. You guys are my coin buddies,that's why I'm here.

 

Find yourself a club or go to a local show. Be with your “Peoples”! If you’re chatty enough you can fine a friend who lives close enough.

 

@FoundinTN Don’t get discouraged if you want to collect Lincolns you’ll never really have anything that is too valuable even if you bought a 1909 S VDB you still won’t have to pay near what some of the members do that collect really rare coins. That’s half the problem I see is that some members have such extensive and expensive collections they forget about the little guys and poo poo inexpensive coins out of hand.

I’ve been collecting for over 50 years and only really collect Lincoln cents. I find great joy in filling coin folders by coin roll hunting! Most of my jems aren’t worth squat like your 63 they might be worth under a dollar at most. Although I do pull a nice one about once a year not to mention some interesting errors and non errors that I like. You have to collect what you like not what the community thinks is valuable or note worthy. It’s your hobby and it would be wise to keep that in mind when you collect.

In short I would have been very happy to pull that nice 63 from a roll. I would trade that one out probably with the current 63 I have in my AU folder in a heart beat and be VERY pleased with myself for pulling it from the wild. Please do yourself a favor and put that 63 in a 2x2 at the very least and I recommend a folder or album so you have better access to your collection. Do not throw it back in the change jar please.

So keep up the hunt and don’t get down about anything you collect!
Hope this helps.

Reed.

 

One process to take the first steps on learning to grade is to learn the succession of changes that occurs with normal wear and/or handling in the monetary chain of even uncirculated coins ( mint, distributors of coinage, banks, etc ) where grade can be affected by incidental knocks and scrapes in a bag or rolling machine.

I found this a great learning method when I started learning to grade years ago. Get a box of nickels as they are good size and wear slower than copper cents, and take a 2 x 4 feet or so piece of cardboard and start arranging them in amount of wear and noticing which areas wear the quickest. If you find a coin in between 2 of the board move the a little and insert until you can not finds any more with any variation that you do not have covered ( although there are infinite levels , we can not detect microscopic differences. I used a dab of double sided tape to hold them as I was afraid I would get clumsy and mess them up

Then find a grading book or something on line to see where you want to draw the lines for the different grades. First do just the main ones G,VG,F,XF,AU, uncircuated. Then after you are happy with this, start trying to match up the sub grades ( AU50, AU 53, AU55, AU58) etc. By the time you finish, you will be way ahead of most newer collectors. The UNCs have more areas to consider, but you can decide what normal factors are important for grades given. IMO, Jim

 

That's a good idea jim,I just started a box of nickels,I'll take that advice and use it to my advantage.
I must ask,are there any specific coins you have found in circulation or coin boxes from the bank that you have actually sent in and achieved a respectable grade?

 

I forgot to credit that quote to Bob Ross. Your Avatar. All except the last sentence, I substituted "coin" for "tree". I thought you might recognise it.

 

Quote by Bob Ross, I substituted coin for tree.

 

Touche my friend,I did not catch that,shame on me

 

Case in point, I overcooked a brisket yesterday because I wanted to take my brother hog hunting last night. I had to give my wife instructions on when to take it out since I had to leave before it was done. My wife knows nothing about smoking a brisket or grilling. She left in in too long and now all of our guest today will be served dried out brisket. Is my wife wrong because she didn't have my experience?
No, she just learned to take advantage of my experience. I got experience in smoking brisket by doing exactly what she did in the past and learned from it.
Bottom line is she gained experience in what happens when she failed to follow my instructions on outdoor cooking, and I gained a new experience is not to walk away from a smoking brisket that is not ready and relying on someone else to finish the job.
Do I get upset with my wife? Heck no, I gained that experience years ago. We have been married 47 years.
"We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents". That quote applies to more than just painting. I'll just make sure I have plenty of BBQ sauce to serve with the dried out brisket. My guest will never know.
Not only that, she showed me how to steam the meat to restore some of the moisture, which was her sharing her experience.

Experience is all about making mistakes and learning not to repeat them. An easy mistake to make is not learning from the experts who got that way by making the same mistake in the past themselves.