1870 3 Cent Nickel? What's this one worth.....

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by Hagenhomestead, Dec 19, 2018.

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Rookie to Experts, come in: on the PCGS Grading Scale, your thoughts?

  1. Send it in to grade and slab

    1 vote(s)
    11.1%
  2. Put it back in the album

    8 vote(s)
    88.9%
  1. Hagenhomestead

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  3. Rheingold

    Rheingold Well-Known Member

    Sorry, too much wear:(
     
  4. Hagenhomestead

    Hagenhomestead Hospitalized

    Dammit ! Oh well, back to the display shelf with the rest of my broken dreams.. Jk. Hey thanks for the response and opinion Rheingold! Have a great evening
     
  5. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Handsome thrickle. Agree with @Rheingold. Doesn’t merit a slab.
     
  6. Rheingold

    Rheingold Well-Known Member

    Look at this one...that's mine.
    And borderline worth grading from a TPG. IMG_20180123_182255.jpg IMG_20180123_182231.jpg
     
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  7. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    FYI:
    Buy a Red Book/Guide Book to US Coins --
    It'll save you a lot of time
     
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  8. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    Buy the book for the info... but take the prices w/ several doses of salt (they're high retail and out of date by the time the book is published).
     
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  9. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    For a coin to be a worthwhile candidate for submission doing so must add something of value to the coin at least equal to the price of admission. Said "value" can be anything from increased liquidity to independently verified authenticity and everything in between. The fact is the vast majority of perfectly collectible coins have no business being in plastic and this includes a fairly large percentage of those already residing in slabs.

    The TPGs are not the collector's friend but for-profit businesses perfectly willing to take your money while offering no real value in return. Submitting coins is akin to a game: play wisely and well, and you can win, but play poorly and you can easily bury yourself, in some cases permanently.

    The red book is indeed an excellent suggestion for someone in your situation. Even though the listed "values" cannot be assumed to be valid, it can give you a basic idea of what may have potential and this is in addition to the useful general information contained within. As for said values, the problem isn't that the book is "out of date" by the time its published; you can go back and not find a time in the previous year when they were valid and proves this to be fact. The issue with the quoted values is how they're compiled; they're basically estimations coming from select coin dealers as opposed to being based directly upon real-world sales. There used to be a page on the Whitman website that explained this, but I haven't been able to locate it over the last few years.
     
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  10. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Uncleaned maybe in the $20 range.
    I can't tell about those scratches. If they are from cleaning, then less.
     
  11. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Not near nice enough to grade it.
     
  12. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

    Nice coin for filling a hole.
     
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  13. Hagenhomestead

    Hagenhomestead Hospitalized

    C'mon now Mountain Man, you're talking to a fellow Mountain Man. Fine, I'll go find a hole and fill it...
     
  14. TONYBRONX

    TONYBRONX Well-Known Member

    Maybe $20..00
     
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