A nice little 1794 Large Cent

Got this today. S-41 MDS, R.3. Me likey

 

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Niceeeeeeee

 

Send it to a grading company?

 

That thing has seen a remarkable amount of abuse for the level of wear it has.

But, that's a pretty high grade '94 cent... so that's awesome.

In hand, how does the color compare to the photographs?

 

Early US Copper collectors can be a funny bunch... many of them significantly prefer raw coins. Plus, it will come back as AU details, scratched. Having it in a problem holder can be a turn off to many.

 

Oh I get it now. They are very weird

 

Great coin!

 

Additional pics

 

Thanks. Your original pics made the obverse look like it had that brassy-orange look of a cleaned coin. The color of these new pics looks more original (or, more-well-retoned, as the case may be).

 

I like it.

 

It won’t get a straight grade. It will come back as “scratched.” @physics-fan3.14 is right. The EAC people will want this raw.

 

One of the TPGs, I for get which, put this one in a body bag (no grade) years ago.

 

I know another novice collector who is always asking me if he should "send it in." Like, to a ridiculous level. With almost every coin, he sends me a pic and asks, "should I send it in?!?" I've tried explaining the cost vs reward scenario and that most coins don't need a plastic case to be worth more, but it hasn't sunk in yet.

 

Nice S-28. She’d almost certainly straight grade now. As long as the surfaces aren’t completely roached or distractedly messed with. They have really low and highly inconsistent standards. TPG grades between VG and XF/AU for 1793-1807 copper are often worthless.

That’s one of the reasons EACers do not like slabbing their coins. They use the coin rather than the holder to determine value, and the holder gets in the way of that

Example: PCGS said both of these were AU-55. They are nowhere near the same quality.

 

I hope that ain’t me!

 

No no no. This guy isn't a CT member. He clogs my inbox weekly with MS62ish 1881-S Morgans that he already paid $50 for... wanting to know if he should "send it in."

 

Sounds like he has no ability to grade nor desire to learn. Just hoping he gets lucky with his buy

 

Yes. He's always looking for a home run, like a lottery ticket. No effort, no education. He just buys and buys and hopes something sticks.

 

She definitely does not have an obvious cleaned appearance, but I have doubts about the the absolute originality of the surfaces. There are a few other things that would (*should*) preclude a straight grade: obverse scratch, a couple digs on either side, some rim bumps, and a few tiny spots of ED on the obverse. However, under a good light, I can see residual luster in the fields and devices.

But I am in for XF details money, so I am not worried.

 

Tell him to send in everything that he thinks is worth sending in and don’t ask you again. That would force him to learn. Or he’ll just tell everyone who will listen how PCGS/NGC always jip him and give him low grades.