I know it's not perfect or even close but is it acceptable? And also if anyone knows did the shape of the "r" change at some point they look a little funny to me
Hello and welcome to Cointalk. I and not sure about your questions about the R, but I don't think it would be worth while to have it graded. It looks to be in XF condition give or take and would make the grading cost about as much as the coin is worth. I would just stick it in a 2x2 and enjoy it like it is.
The R has like a tail on the end more severe in the motto looking at my 1919 it doesn't look that way and at my 23... (few coins missing from the collection)still doesn't look that way don't have another 20 to compare to
Acceptable? To whom for what? Your "R" is probably a die chip, but your pictures are not big enough to know for sure. As for grading, it is VF worth about $2. Grading will probably cost $30+.
That's just wrong man. I've had plenty of non-key dates graded and "recent" (I think you mean modern.) coins graded. For me the cut-off is that the coin must be worth at least $150 before it's worth the cost. There's plenty of non-key and modern coins that meet that criterion. As an example, I sent in a 1999 Wide AM Lincoln, it came back MS-65, I sold it for $550. As RLM said, in this case the 1920-S shown is worth a couple bucks. It's definately not worth grading.
Just as a for-instance, the 1920-S is far from a "key" date, but it is one of the harder dates to find in unc. I do not know of too many lists of "key" Lincolns that include the 1923-S. Yet certified with some red, it is the rarest.
I guess you're right. About not sending in recent coins, I was only referring to people who send in MS state quarters and such, I was excluding any sort of varieties or errors such as your WAM
