Or drop down a grade or two and get a nice, no-problem example.
If that's a "natural A.U.," I'm a monkey's uncle. That's the most unnatural XF I've ever seen.
What about placing a couple of heavy books on it and leaving it for a while?
Not sure how you got VF for the obverse. It's a G-VG all the way, or possibly a liberal VG8 as another poster wrote.
The grade of this coin shows you that you can't grade all Wheaties by the strength of the lines in the wheat stalks. I have a reference book by...
MS62 BN.
If you're interested in buying used coin books, look on Amazon and eBay. You'll find most everything there.
I think you meant "upgrade," not ungrade in your title. I find this whole discussion impressive, as someone who has bought some coins of British...
Ditto to earlier replies.
Certified only.
I've heard dealers say that ICG stands for "I can't grade."
I'll be 77 in a few days. The advice that I've given to many older collectors is to sell the coins yourself. Your heirs will appreciate the cash...
I'll tell you the value of your 1958 Wheatie. It's 1c.
Pet your dog and forget looking through rolls of Lincoln cents. It's a waste of time.
Chris said "It will probably cost you more than its worth to have it graded." I would change that to "It will DEFINITELY cost you more than its...
VG would be my guess.
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