Got halfway through listing this on Ebay and then had second doubts about it and am thinking of sending it in to NGC. Thoughts on the grade & advice whether to slab or not?
I'd slab it. My guess would be MS-62 only due to the amount of bag marks on the obverse. The strike seems a bit better than on other mint state 1921's I've seen.
I'm more in the AU range. All 1921 Peace Dollars are high relief. This is a three figure coin. It may be worth the money to have it slabbed and you might want to reconsider selling her.
I would 100% slab it. The '21 high relief is difficult to grade (from your photos, I'd think low MS maybe..?) and can yield a nice premium even in EF-AU. All this of course provided yours hasn't been cleaned; I don't believe it has, but I'm terrible at telling that without seeing coin in hand...
dont send to ncg its like signing your soul over to the devil you wont get it it back trust me i sent my 1944 steel penny 5 years ago i havent seen it since
dirtyautobot you have no idea what your talking about. 100,000 dollars? Give me a break Also PCGS and NGC are great. You had a 1944 steel penny? I highly doubt it. You sound like the many trolls that come on here saying some company stole their very rare rarities.
I am not a proponent of slabbing for value. In this case, I absolutely would. It will maximize your return when you do list it.
Thanks for the feedback. I will send it in this month along with some other coins and let the group know the result!
Just thought I'd share with the group that NGC just posted the grade and it came back MS64. It was a surprise for me, I guess they liked it more than I do. Thank you for the collective weigh-in everybody!