So I found this during a CRH. I'm now curious to the idea of its possible value and perhaps getting it graded. My regular coin guy feels that any of the top 3 companies will definitely give it a grade. I now have experienced sending stuff to ANACS, but don't have membership with the other big 2. All the dealers in my area are not registered or certified to send to the big graders, except for one - which says I need at least 5 coins and he typically doesn't deal with error coins. From my research so far, a coin of this type in a PCGS slab could possibly bring $50-$75. I would like to see if there's a way to get it to NGC or PCGS since most folks seem to think they grade more accurately than ANACS. I know I only paid .10, but I would hope it'd be worth more than the cost of grading fees. As to my intentions, I'd like to add it to my other 2 slabbed coins to keep and admire as long as possible until a necessity may arise where I'd end up selling. Any thoughts/suggestions?
Yup - looks like it was struck through a late-stage die cap. :thumb: And from what I can make out, the date is 1999. As far as value goes, IMHO, it's only a $25-$30 piece. Personally, I'd just keep it in a 2x2, but if you really feel like getting it certified would be the best way to maximize profit, I'd take the ANACS route - they're good when it come to stuff like this, where the numeric grade is really irrelevant and an error attribution is all that is necessary. If you used PCGS or NGC, the submission fees would likely add up to more than the coin is truly worth.
I agree with everything MS70 said. It is a nice late stage struck-thru die cap, but only worth $20-30. If you still want to slab it, ANACS would be the way to go, as they are good for slabbing varieties and errors.
Thanks folks, definitely helps. I have it in a 2x2 currently. I'll probably just hold onto it then and maybe if I get something else really cool, I'll send it in for the ride. :smile
Even if it were worth that much, to get it into a mint error PCGS slab would cost about $80 to $90 or more. (Grading fee, shipping both ways, the $8 invoice fee, and the $50 mint error fee) And the market for something like this is usually a knowledgeable error collector. They already KNOW what this is and they don't need PCGS to tell them so the extra $50 fee is wasted money.
