Grade NOW!!! PLease

You need to read more coin books.
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/red-book.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/history-of-the-united-states-mint-and-its-coinage.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/coin-collecting-for-dummies.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/check-list-and-record-book-of-u.s.-and-canadian-coins.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/numismatic-photography.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/pro...ds-for-united-states-coins-hidden-spiral.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/grading-coins-by-photographs.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/how-to-grade-us-coins.html
http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product/the-complete-guide-to-lincoln-cents.html

Every book I just gave you links to I have read and recommend.

 

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I hear that Numismatic Photography book is awesome!
Goldstone, that will help you on coin photos!!!

 

It is.
Here is his coin site.
http://www.coinimaging.com/
Here is a good article at his site.
http://www.coinimaging.com/Lighting_shootout.html

 

Didn't know he had a site!!!
Thanks FreakyG...

 

I don't know if this has been posted, but it's excellent and best of all...free!

http://www.coingrading.com/intro1.html

 

I agree with this dude. Hard to be sure with the photos, though.

 

Is it worth keeping for $30.00 (what I paid) seller offered a full refund + refund shipping because I wrote back saying the weird cleaning/questionable AU

 

Just my opinion - for $30 I would keep and then try to get a nice graded example to compare to and study. $30 to is not a costly learning lesson - but it might help you down the road. Again just my opinion. And also - on the graded example, just make sure you have good pictures or see it in person. It really helps.

 

Thanks, Numismedia has AU50 around $80.00 EX 40 something what would you value this coin?

 

Hey actually I even have coin collecting for dummies! lol

 

If you got the AU50 values from numismedia you should be able to get XF40 values too...
http://numismedia.com/fmv/prices/setdim/pricesgd.shtml

 

No lol, I was saying XF is 40 something was $43.00

 

I second that opinion...
Always good to buy something raw, as an AU, and then compare to an actual graded example of an AU, and see what the differences are
On most, you'll see the big difference between yours and the graded ones are the luster, some will still have the luster intact, while others will be shiny, due to a dipping.
Just keep on practicing, and learning, you'll get there

 

Goldstone --

Are you a YN? I remember when I first started collecting around age 4, and when I was around a teenager I was banned from almost every coin forum that existed. I did not take people's advice and I would attack other people, and argue with them. Eventually I learned you cannot win an arguement, and changed my ways. I started picking up books on counterfeit detection and made it a goal of mine to become an expert in detecting counterfeit gold coins. I bought many books on the subject, and began reading. Do not buy raw coins on ebay, especially gold (if you ever decide to). The counterfeiting problem is huge on ebay, and you're likely to get a problem coin.

 

Yup, he took the images of my CAC/NGC AU53 1834 quarter eagle



he's good! You can send your coins to him and for a fee he will photograph them.

PS: Here's some extra books you can read:
http://www.amazon.com/Cherrypickers-Guide-Varieties-United-States/dp/0794820530
http://www.amazon.com/Numismatic-Forgery-Charles-M-Larson/dp/0974237124
http://www.amazon.com/United-States-Gold-Coins-Illustrated/dp/0914490214
http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502

And finally here's a great article on counterfeit detection:
http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article1796.chtml

 

What is a YN, and thanks

 

Young Numismatist

 

Young Numismatist

 

well since I didn't know that, yep it pretty much answers the question lol