I'm looking for some advice on several coins I pulled out of some old rolls. I have about 20 1980, 30 1981, and 10 1082 p large date (zinc I think) that look like the are as close to un circulated as you can get out of a roll. Is it worthwhile getting any of them looked at or should I just put them in flips and squirrel them away for my kids. Along the same line I pulled a 1993 p out of a slightly newer roll in the same nearly un circulated condition but what caught my eye was some kind of a grease error/soft strike along the back of Lincolns neck up to his ear. The picture magnified the details and doesn't do it justice. Any advice is appreciated
Even though they are in really nice condition, they really don't have enough value to be worth having them graded! If you like them, put them in flips and keep them.
Since you want to squirrel them away for the kids I would forgo putting them in flips and instead put them into plastic "numismatic" rolls. Be sure to avoid touching their sides with your bare fingers. Then seal the end with tape for long-term storage. Otherwise, you're spending from $0.04 - $0.06 (or more) a piece on flips that will take up considerably more room and have a much greater propensity for being affected by humidity and otherwise react to their environment. Many a beautiful uncirculated cent I've seen show a corrosion spot from being stored in a flip in an album and I'm in California which is considerably drier than regions further east. Cents that I've kept sealed away in these special rolls for over 15 years have held up quite well in maintaining their original toning and continue to remain free of signs of oxidation. Sure, I don't look at them too often as it's a process to take them out and put back but to me it's worth it keeping them sealed away in plastic rolls. Such rolls can be found at your local coin store or online.
Squirrel 'em away, if you're so inclined. That 1993 is pretty. But as mentioned, not worth enough for professional certification- the monetary/numismatic value is modest and likely to remain so for a very long time.
