Do you think this Lincoln Cent has been cleaned? Also I am trying to learn how to grade a coin. What do you think it would grade. Any information would be appreciated.
Try taking the picture of the Cent on a white background.. colors can affect the appearance of a coin.
MS63-MS65, maby 66 Decription 1967 Lincoln Memorial Reverse. Ungraded. Around MS-63 to MS-66. Nice luster on obverse. Better side of the coin: atractive toning on the obverse, so probably the obverse.
Thank everyone for the comments. The coin show a lot more red luster than shown on the photos. I will try to post photos on a white background. I have been experimenting with different color backgrounds. Oh well back to the drawing board. I enjoyed reading the comments very much about my pretty neon green background for the photo. Thank you'll very much.
This came from a coin storage book that my friend inherited. I have been trying to help my friend with the collection. The pictures do not do the coin justice. It is has a very red luster. Taking some lumps so far with grading coins. Seems like most older date coins I have submitted to a major grading company comes back with a details grade due to cleaning. Thanks very much for your response.
What coins are you sending in? Are they even worth sending to get graded (minus your details comment, I'm strictly talking about value of the coin after its graded based on what you're paying for all of this).
I research the price guides and use the photo grading provided by the major grading companies and it is very apparent to me at this time I don't know what I am doing. I thought they were worth grading. I estimated the grade of the coin and researched the price guides. I have sent several coins to be graded, for example a 1875-CC 20C coin, came back harshly cleaned-XF Detail. I sent 3 Indian head cents 1908-S, 1882, and 1899 that I thought looked very good. The 1908-S came back AU Details cleaned, 1882 XF Details cleaned, 1899 AU Details cleaned. All these coins came from an old coin collection. I have learned a lot about coins but obviously I have a lot more to learn and I appreciate this forum because I most certainly am willing to learn. But I am enjoying it!!!!! Thank you very much for replying.
If all of these coins came from the same collection, and they all came back cleaned, there's no point to send any more in. They were all cleaned.
I don't know the history of where the collection was obtained. I suspect from several different places. Makes perfect sense what you are saying. I have to continue to try to learn what a cleaned coin looks like before I submit them for grading.
Post a few pictures of the coins you sent in if possible. Some of the more versed members here can point out what the tpg sees to determine they were cleaned. Lots of knowledge here to glean off of!
For sure, try to get some cropped photos, not all coins should be graded, And there are different levels of a cleaning, hairlines, rubbed, toned over and harshly.
