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Message:: [QUOTE="Vess1, post: 24658947, member: 13650"]Like most years of the wheat cent, so many were made that a large enough percentage were saved to satisfy the current demand for them.    Making decent condition examples very common and affordable.    If you knew what went into getting a coin graded you'd probably never ask this question again. lol     Don't think that it will be cheap sending "just one" in.   It's the exact opposite.   Sending one in is the most costly because shipping/insurance and fees are fixed on top of the grading fee.    Would take close to $50 to get that graded and back in your hands.   Not to mention the paperwork and handling to do so properly.  Aka, "work".   I have a 1944-D wheat cent that's graded MS-67 RB.  Population of 13.  There's no RBs graded higher.  It is what you'd describe as amazing and unique condition.   It's price guide value is, (drumroll please!)...... $40.   Cue Price is Right trombone, descending fail sound.   You would lose money on grading even sending mine in.   Side note, there's over 1100 44-Ds graded MS-67 in full red (RD) condition so that's why the RB version is suppressed at that level.   Plenty to go around but still enjoyable.   Affordable and nice is a good thing.   Yours is a nice condition one though.  Much nicer than normal.   But you'd be better off buying a much nicer version already slabbed and it'll probably cost less than the grading did.[/QUOTE]