What do you guys think of this. F VF XF Unc 1816 — 14.50 70.00 225 550 1816 Proof $3000. I'm wondering if its worth sending it off to get graded and what you guys though off a look at it. The coin shows every detail but i have no idea what an almost 200 year old proof would look like. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/img0400jb.jpg/ Front http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/860/img0401p.jpg/ Back Any advice?
first of all, man, you need to make a real photo, in focus, and when you do this, could you just please put coin in right position, I'm to old to break my neck to try to see something on camera - macro ( look like a flower) distance to coin about 10 sm, on day light , stay away from sun ( makes coin look cheap), you made your picture, resize in camera, then download , cut the rest of image, we need just coin image , like above
I'll have to Retake it tomorrow I don't get why it flipped when I uploaded it, Sorry about that. Do you think the coin is worth sending off to get professional graded?
Jello, Yours is a Shilling. BarryS Remember the prices you stated are guide prices and the word "Proof" in the UK is a term to describe the method of striking and not a state of preservation (grade)
These 2 pictures are better. Also the weight of the coin is 14 Grams. A shilling is identical but smaller and lighter (5.6 Grams).
The weight should be 14.1380 grams. It is not identical to the Shilling at all, the lettering is completely different on a Halfcrown to the Shilling. The only reason I mentioned Shilling was Jello posted a pic of a Shilling.
Ah I see so do you think its worth spending $40 ish to send it in to NGC for professional grading with intent to sell the coin?
That is your choice, personally I have never had a TPG done or ever bought or sold a slabbed coin. If it was mine I would just list it as is after doing my own research and checking.
why pay $40 to have encased in a plastic coffin, i'm with davey on this never had a coin slabbed or bought one in a slab, and i certainly have no intentions to do either in the future.
I'm not agree with two of you.First of all, if coin expansive enough , more then $200-300, slabbing in grade company, may be do not increase price much, but definitely makes easy to sale, also it depends which country coin from, for example , Russian coins ( that is main field ) if coin is in slabe and graded , price goes up for sure, for example check out ebay, coin in AU price is $50 top, in slabe $145 on auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270761179607 Your coin in XF-AU worth about $350-400, and believe me, it's take time to sale, but if it in slabe and you have more chances to sale fast.I just got my Russian coins from ANAGS, 55 pic, and I paid less than $20 for each.
the coin in my avatar cost me far more than 350 to 400 dollars and it is not in a slab instead it is in a lindner tray with a acid neutral paper cover, to slab such a beautiful coin is akin to heresy............
1816 'Bullhead' King George III Half Crown I have a bullhead half crown. It was an ebay item I picked up a few years ago. .
