Worth slabbing?

Hello again CT. I was just wondering if you think this cent is worth getting professionally graded and what general range of grades you think it would come back in if I did.

 

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No.

 

Yes

 

Well it looks like there is some doubling on the reverse. Not sure.

 

yes!

 

seriously?

That is the major DDR for the year

 

Sweet find.

 

What grade do you think it would get? I was thinking maybe anywhere in the 55-62 range myself, but I'm not very good at grading so I'm not sure.

 

Absostinkinlutely!!! That is a great coin! Did you inherit it or was it a change find?

It the 1983 DDR as @Treashunt already said.

 

Yes seriously. I’m not full of the wexlers knowledge so I saw doubling and pointed it out. Sorry I was not aware that it was the major error for that year.

 

Based on the images, I'm thinking AU-55 shot at 58.

 

I found it looking through my jar of zincs. I started buying boxes of cents and sorting out the wheats and copper memorials from the zinc memorials and shields a few months ago. I originally was just going to reroll them all after I filled up a gallon jar, but then got the idea to look through it for varieties. I'm obviously fairly new to the finer details of coin collecting, as for a long time I was only interested in nice looking wheat pennies regardless of their rarity. I've posted this coin on these forums once before when I first found it because I wasn't sure if it was the DDR or my eyes were playing tricks on me. Needless to say I'm very glad I decided to take a second look at my zincs before rerolling.

P.S. The picture is from when I first found the coin. It is now calling a 1.5x1.5 cardboard holder its home for the time being.

 

Yeah thats a tuff one to find. Slab it so you dont lose it. Nice coin find

 

you posted it before?
And I missed it, I guess

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1983-ddr.301046/

As did I. This is considered the strongest reverse doubling in the whole series, but it's fairly common in high grade (PCGS shows over a thousand just between 65 and 66). I'm torn about recommending slabbing. The reason the coin is worth extra money is kind of plain - if you can't see that doubling a slab ain't helpin' you.

And if the coin is AU, it'll be forced into a fairly low value category since an MS64 can be had for under $200.

 

Slab only if it makes sense financially, make sure and include all the costs
That you will be required to pay to get this done, grading fee,s shipping to and
from, something you need to consider for sure.

 

You stated better than I did.

 

Slab it if sent it bulk with many other items.

 

Hard to tell even from a picture that good, but I would give it a range from 55-58.

 

not Wexler, check the Red Book