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Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1660158, member: 15929"]The ONLY time one of these sells for a premium is if its of a high enough grade. Other than that, getting them certified is the collectors preference. There was a time that the Sintered Presidential Dollars got at least $100 but since then many a shoster has figured out that if you dip the coin into a blackening agent, you can get a dark colored coin. Many were sold to collectorts who did not know how to tell the difference. The difference is a "mottled" appearance instead of a flat black. The nickels were known as "Black Beauty's" and marked as such in the 60's. I doubt that I will recover my $55 grading fee's on either one of them which is my mistake. The Eisenhower's can get a bit pricey as I've seen MS66 coins go for $400+ AND a lot depoends upon the year of the sintering. 1978 shows up more than 1977 and I've seen other years but not with as much sintering. For your quarter, I just don't think it's worth the $74.95 you'd have to pay PCGS to get it certified. Of course, if its an MS69 then its a different story! Dang near anything can get into an error slab, but the collector needs to really consider the costs. c Grading = $50.00 plus,Handling Fee = $8.00 Base return shipping = $16.95  Then there's the cost associated with sending it to PCGS which is dependent upon which method is chosen. Most of these, just get mounted in 2x2's and put into the safe which is what I'd do if I had your's.[/QUOTE]