Should I get this clean graded would it be worth it I'm not quite sure about machine doubling and double die and this coin is highly confusing me now I will try to send as many pictures as I can I can't promise you they will be good but can somebody please help me
Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties The correct term is “doubled die”. On genuine doubled dies the doubling is on the die that strikes the coins, hence the term “doubled die”.
It does look like a pretty extreme example of die deterioration, but this form of doubling is so common its not worth any more than face value.
Your coin would have to be worth $100 or more to get it graded. As grading is expensive and if you spend 40 or 50 dollars on a top tier grading service (shipping, insurance, cost of grading) if your coin was worth 40 or 50 dollars you aren't gaining anything, unless you need some kind of set where it all has to be graded. Lower tier grading costs less, but they also command less on the market. Personally I don't like grading anything. The exception would be a very valuable (let's say gold coin worth $2000, because now this serial number is a kind of insurance against theft, proof of ownership, etc.) Even if this coin was an error it would only be worth a few dollars. This coin is probably worth a nickel. The problem is You Tube and Facebook videos which misinform people about valuable errors and everyone thinks they have one. Knowledge about coins is an entire field of study that can take a lifetime. But these videos make people think they have a valuable coin when they really don't.
That's not true - I have 20 Jefferson nickels at ICG right now that won't be worth $100 each . Lots of reasons to send a coin to a TPG.
It depends on what you are spending per coin and the reasons why, as I already explained, and that part your didn't highlight. The point is that the OP should not waste the time and money getting this face value nickel graded.
