How to determine if your coin is worth Grading?

For ex. My toned dime is it worth grading? How much is it worth...

 

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when the cost are higher than the value of the coin. I would not slab a coin unless it was at least $100+ in value.

 

How much is my dime worth?

 

I see a minor scratch running from Roosevelt's temple to the back of his head thru his hair. I wouldn't send it to be graded.

 

Do you know an estimate price before I sale it on eBay

 

Pretty coin. Tough to put a price on something like this. You never know how many folks are going to bid. All you can do is show good images and hope a few bidders fight over it.

 

Yeah man, I have no idea on toned coin prices

 

It seems that price is all you care about. If that is the case, just go ahead and list it on FleaBay. I'm sure someone will buy it.

Chris

 

I don't like those coins as its not a good looking tone but if you are selling it just put it up and get what you can if that,s what you want as far as grading let the bidders do it not worth sending in

 

Best way to find what a coin is worth is to try to sell it on EBay and see what it sells for.

 

there was a recent member here that show cased his whole registered toned Roosevelt dime collection. he can tell you what it might be worth.

 

@MercuryBen. can you tell him what his dime is worth ?

 

Tony, as many have suggested, it's hard to put an exact value on such a coin, since there are many factors involved. But I think you will find this coin is worth a very modest amount. Consider that:

(1) 34.8 million were minted
(2) the Red Book lists an MS-65 as < $20 (yours is not close)
(3) just look at what has sold on ebay

So the only thing left is what premium might the toning bring, and that's very subjective. To me, it would mean nothing, but to a toner collector, on a good day, & the right person might pay $30??? Don't know!

Would you be willing to pay $30+ to slab a coin worth only $30 on a good day? Probably not!

 

Here it is on eBay > $20.00 + 2.65 - seems that the OP is looking to slab and flip - slabbed 1947S rainbow toned dimes sell for right around that same price - save your money, you won't recover the cost of grading & slabbing
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1947-S-GOR...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

It's hard to tell from pictures, but I would guess thecoin would be graded by PCGS at AU58 or Genuine - AT. There is clearly some light wear on the coin, most visible on the reverse, as well as quite a bite of chatter. It might have been lightly polished. The color looks natural to me, but again, hard to tell from the pictures. You might find a buyer for $5 to $10 who is just looking for a cool looking example to fill an album hole. Certainly not worth submitting to PCGS (and this is coming from someone who submits lots of low-value toners to PCGS).

 

Really surprised this went for $20 on EBay. But it only takes two interested and uninformed bidders to get the price up.

 

start the bidding at .99 with FREE SHIPPING and it will sell for within ten percent of retail value. If it draws no bids you don't get charged a selling fee.

 

I am slabbing my blanks and planchets even though the cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters are only worth a few dollars. (My best one for each type.) Why am I doing this when NGC charges $31 a piece for mint errors???

Because I want my collection to be as uniform as possible, and they look nice in the new slabs that now show the rims. It isn't always about cost or value. They also display nicer!

 

OK, that's a good & very personal reason.

However, many (including newbies) have the intention of selling (read: profiting) from coins & they need to know that if they have a $30 coin & then slab it, they're only going to get $30 for it, not $60. I think that's what they really want to know.

I your case that's not the issue & I like your reasoning!

 

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