If I dropped it on eBay as UNC I should be able to get around $200 or should I attempt to slab it to see what it comes back at first? If it's bad just crack it then list it?
IMO, why waste the money? If a TPGS grades your coin Uncirculated, they should be reported to the FTC! Oh wait! I forgot that these days AU's are considered Uncirculated so you might possibly get an MS-61 or MS-62 on it.
Decent XF, probably not quite 45, but I suspect the originality of the surfaces based on these images. Labeling it "Uncirculated" would serve to seriously damage your reputation as a seller. In a reputable slab with original surfaces, probably ~$125 or so; much less if non-original.
I'll take a stab and see where it falls with other's opinions...XF45, an old cleaning that may not be too much of an issue...raw maybe $100.
Even the price the low AU's go for is more than I paid for it. VF all the way to AU... 100$ - 400$ ish A slab could settle a few hundred dollar difference. It's like a slot machine. Send in the $$ and take a chance.
Remember, grading is subjective so...IMO, the old timers posting here are correct. When they learned how to grade, XF-45 would be a good choice. Things are different today. The only way you'll know AU or XF is to spend money on grading an average, run-of-the-mill coin. As I said, don't waste the money. Oh, if you go to a major show with TPGS graders in attendance you can get a free opinion.
Depending on the luster left anywhere from a 40-53 is possible if you sent it in. I think it'd be a 50 with plus or minus one grade being no surprise
Looks like a cleaned 45 to me , but with today's tpgs a 50 is possible which to me is a shame . Looks like it has some hairlines too .
To me it is a minimum XF45, seen in hand it may have some claims to AU50. If cleaned it was gentle enough and long enough ago that from the pictures it wouldn't bother me at all. In hand it may be a different matter.
