If I were giving out grades, your first round of pics would have garnered you a solid "D", Rosethe. But you certainly redeemed yourself in Round 2 with a resounding "A". Very nice coins!
It’s like when your professor allows you to rewrite your essay bevause he knows you have it in you to really pump out some good material
Thank you for the encouragement about the photography. It's hard for me because I have cataracts and cannot get them fixed until this COVID thing subsides. I haven't gotten any feedback about my question about cleaned coins though, I'd really appreciate some. Another question about cleaned or damaged coins. I already have slabbed by PCGS 1909-S VDB Genuine ...92 1909-S VDB Genuine ....98 1955 Genuine DDO....92 (the other two 55s came back AU50 and MS63 BN) 1903 St. Gaudens Genuine...92 ====== Are there people wanting to buy cleaned coins or are they pariah to collectors?
Cleaned coins are mostly pariah, but for some of the extreme rarities there’s a market for coins of any condition
I'm not too worried about the St. Gaudens, it's got intrinsic gold value at least. But, would the 1955 DDO cent and the 1909-S VDB be an extreme rarities? Thanks for the input HotWheel.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-NGC-X...394755&hash=item33fc4033a9:g:KuQAAOSwZ4dZF1jK Just for reference, an PCGS graded AU Details (Cleaned) 1955 DDO recently sold for $1100 on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-Doubl...467553?hash=item48e3dba361:g:dZQAAOSw-AFen0JW
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-VDB...812326?hash=item2d0b8547a6:g:8M0AAOSw9CNevdS~ $990 for NGC AU Details (Cleaned) 1909-S VDB
SO, I guess those are extreme rarities that will still realize a very high price. If you plan on selling on eBay, I would recommend you consign to an established seller unless you have a long eBay history. If you start trying to sell these coins with less than 100 feedback buyers will be very wary and cautious, and you'll realize less cost likewise.
I am not going to sell any of the 'good stuff.' My attempt these last couple of months is to organize and catalogue the inventory and hopefully 'debulk' the collection of low grade and junk. Thank you so much for the info, it gives me much hope for these cleaned coins!
@rosethe your father, may he RIP, had a great eye for coins. Those are some beautiful specimens whether they were cleaned or not. Kudos to you for doing right by him. As collectors here, I'm quite sure I can make a blanket statement and say we all hope our collections are recognized by our heirs or beneficiaries for the value (large or small) they have, the significance they represent in history, the beauty they possess as art and the commitment we devoted to acquiring each of them. You obviously embody all those wonderful characteristics. Your dad was very fortunate to have you to pass his collection to.