Before I submit these to NGC for grading , I would like to see how folks here on CT think they might grade.
IMO the 35 looks to be MS67. From the pic it looks like some scrathes on the bottom of the Rev. Or is that the "woodgrain" IMP a MS65 on the 35S. Nice "Woodgrain" on the Rev. Looks to also be a pot on the Rev which could take a tic off the grading
The first one is a bit over exposed and the reverse pic a bit small...but...I'll guess: 1935 MS-65 RD 1935-S MS-66 RD (love this coin)
The 35- has too much picture glare for me to tell for sure, but it looks to be a 65 or 66. That is a nice 35-S. Either a 65 or 66 depending on the luster.
Thank all of you responders! Now for the fun part , sitting and waiting for my 1st grading submissions to come home. I really hope this is 1 of those rare occasions that Doug is "less than correct" These pics are the auction photos. I will be taking my own when my new camera shows up this week and then off for submission they go.
Just wondering...why are you submitting coins that could only be worth <$50 in MS-65? Even in MS-66 they are worth less than $75. You'd have to get real lucky and hit 67's to make it worthwhile. Personally, my thereshold for submission is >$150 in the worst case. It's just not cost effective IMO.
There are 2 reasons I wanted to submit at least the 1935-S. 1.) I have never submitted a coin for grading before and I wanted to learn the process. 2.) I compared my coin to photographs on auction sites and photograde and was thinking I might get lucky and get MS-67 or higher. If that were the case , it would definitely be worth the price. Some of the highest grade 1935-S coins I used as reference all had the same identical lamination peel on Lincoln's breast as mine does , so I am hoping this will be worth it. I will take my own photos when I get my new camera and post them here in order to get 2nd opinions from you guys and possibly end up just saving myself some money.
Brother, save yourself the money. Unless you're 99.9% sure these will make 67, find more valuable coins to submit. There's nothing worse than an expensive lesson my friend. I'd rather spend the grading money on a new coin.....or better yet, sell those two and take the money + the money you would have spent on grading and buy a very nice Lincoln. JMHO
If you send it in, I think that GDJMSP will be correct, and I hope that's not the case. I would save your money.
Well my new camera showed up and it is incapable of shooting macro photos. So I will try to snap shots with my old webcam and post them here ASAP.
finally got around to taking photos Here are photos of the 1935-S that I previously was considering submitting for grading (but fortunately was talked out of). After cropping the photos , I used the built in "AUTO-FIX" feature in my graphics program and it made the coin look very dark compared to "in hand". In the post to follow: The pictures of the OBV and REV with no photo correction except to crop and they actually look much closer to the actual coin in hand.
