Help with Grading

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by ncrary, Dec 15, 2018.

  1. ncrary

    ncrary New Member

    I am relatively new to coin collecting and need help deciding on whether to get these newly acquired coins graded. I do not know whether I should use NGC or PCGS and will most likely end up reselling these coins. I paid $68 for the barber half, $32 for the Indian head, and $70 for the peace. Any advice and/or an estimate of what grade you think they'll receive would be much appreciated!

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  3. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Don't have any of them graded. Waste of money.
     
  4. rickmp

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  5. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Beg to differ on the Barber -- it's a common date, but uncommon condition, probably AU58 IMHO, and well above the threshold where grading might be worthwhile. I can't tell if it's problem-free from these photos, but it looks promising. I would've grabbed it at that price, and I'm a cheapskate.

    The Peace dollar is harshly cleaned (lots of hairlines on both faces); I'm afraid you'll have a hard time reselling it for more than you paid. :(

    I won't venture an opinion on the cent. The photos are too small and dark, and I don't know enough about grading or valuing cents.

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  6. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Please post an image of the half dollar we can see.
     
  7. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I wouldn't grade any of them. I doubt you can recover your money now. Put the Barber Half in an air tight and call it good.
     
  8. BlackberryPie

    BlackberryPie I like pie

    Where did you buy them and how did you determine if the prices were good for resale?
     
  9. SilverDollar2017

    SilverDollar2017 Morgan dollars

    Can you post close up pics of the Barber half? The others are definitely not worth grading, but the Barber half warrants sharper pics.
     
  10. ncrary

    ncrary New Member

    Hard to get close up pictures with an iPhone camera.
    https://imgur.com/gallery/JQOxVM7
     
  11. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    The images won't display for me.
     
  12. ncrary

    ncrary New Member

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  13. BlackberryPie

    BlackberryPie I like pie

    It looks like it has an old cleaning to me.
     
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  14. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I would not send this coin in for grading. A strong XF, maybe a weak AU. Also looks to have been cleaned some time ago. Nice enough to protect it so get an airtight and do it yourself.
     
  15. SilverDollar2017

    SilverDollar2017 Morgan dollars

    AU with an old cleaning. Still nice, and Airtite worthy IMO.
     
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