what are the chances of this coin grading MS by NGC? It's currently in an ANACS holder. I'm thinking of submitting it with my next submission with ngc Sweet die clash on both sides too! The one on the obverse looks like a flame.
Nice half dime! Ngc my details also could come back with on of the repunched date variety. I'm not sure what one or value it would add.
at first glance, it looked like an XF coin. Details on right knee and fold lines in gown draped off right leg seemed worn. looked at a photo of a PCGS 63PF variety of this coin, and the details were super sharp. But proof strikes and business strikes ain't the same. Looked at a number of 1858 on ebay in 61-65 slabs. Most of the Philly '58 HDs I saw were weak strikes. yours appears to be in the lower MS range. gray sheet shows this at $130 on grade 60 and $220 in 63.
It could hard to tell that obverse has a terrible strike luster and high points look ok if ms I'd say 62
it will be more valuable. Instantly. I'm sure that is tongue in cheek, obviously the item has the same value, but I'll agree the asking price might inflate. As always, people should make up their own minds, not pay someone to do it for them. If all you collect is labels you might as well collect dried cow-pats as coins.
I have no interest in arguing the point, as people have their opinions about the merits of TPGs and they are perfectly entitled to them. I appreciate the discussion on all sides. But I am curious... how would market value (as opposed to personal value, of course) be determined apart from asking price? The reality is, with exceptions due to toning, identically graded coins graded by PCGS have the highest asking prices, followed by NGC graded coins, followed by ANACS, followed by maybe ICG and then raw coins. The asking price stratification based on the TPG is rather established and rigid.
I kind of agree with your statement, but my thoughts are that probably a good 80% of collectors do not know how to grade a coin and the slab alleviates their concerns. Dave
Sometimes slabs photo's hide or make the illusion a coin grade is higher or lower. If you want to gamble with a new grade and can afford to go for it. Sometimes ya win or lose but maybe not on this one.
