Worth to be graded?

I'm new to this so I wanted to ask. I believe this 1985 penny sold for almost 6k.


Only due to the grade. So I looked at a few of my coins, and felt I had a few better looking 1985 pennies. I'll take a few pictures. Stuck with only a phone camera at the moment. So might not be the best.

But if someosomeone may look at them. Let me know if it's worth sending them to be graded. Also have a nice looking 71, 81 , and 95 VDB. Could one let me know about the VDB as well Thank You!

 

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Please post photos and let us have a look. However, the coin in the video was graded at an extremely high grade and is probably the finest known example. Even one grade lower and it would have sold for a small fraction of what it sold for. The changes of having a "few" better are nearly zero.

As for the 1995-VDB, I'm not sure what you mean. All 1995 cents have a VDB on the obverse.

 

Pictures have been posted. I feel at lest the first one is better. Really can't get the feel with a phone camera. Do take a look and do let me know, thanks as well. Also I didn't know that about the 95. As I stated new lol. None the less it's in pretty nice shape I'll post a picture here. Due to the fact had no more room on the post. Just not the same feel!

 

Forgive me, but what makes you think that a coin that was minted in quantities exceeding 5 billion pieces is rare? Granted, your photos are very nice, and the coin is clearly mint state, but I'd be making change with this at the candy counter.

 

I never stated I feel it was rare. I asked if the grade was worth sending it in to be graded sit. Now if it is graded as high as the one in the video or near. I then know that one at I believe 67 it almost sold for 6k. I look at it like this. Either buy candy or the candy store, you pick!

 

This one ain't gonna buy the store........

Nowhere close to '67.

 

Yes sir thank you.

 

I don't like the zinc cents at all.
Even if this 1995 is an MS-67 or whatever, it's worth 1 cent to me.
You could get rolls of uncirculated Lincoln cents and find an MS-67 in there.
Just because someone once overpaid for such a coin, I mean you can have
Proof 69's that sell for a few dollars. Maybe I just don't get the hysteria.

 

I can see a couple dings in the fields on the obverse. This coin is lovely but it's not an ultra high grade.

 

Ok thank you

 

That is true, but what I think that makes it a lil special. Is the fact is that it's circulated and still maintained its look. For time of wear n year of the metal for the years. Idk just me what I think . Like I said new

 

None of those pics will be a 68 or 68+

 

Pocket change going for $5000 because a number on a holder says it's exceptional? I don't care how exceptional a Lincoln cent's grade is when it was minted long after I graduated high school.

I collect ancient coins precisely because of this sort of thing. You know what you can get for less than $10? This. Would you rather have this coin of Aurelian, more than 1750 years old, or a Lincoln cent in MS-68 that is younger than Britney Spears?

 

67 is fine with me lol!

 

I truly do understand. I would love to be at your status of collecting. Just not there yet but working to be. You have to start somewhere. So stray with the 10 to get to the 10,000. Remember when I first started to where u are now think about it. Unless you started with those coins. Congratulations at either rate.

 

Oh, those Lincoln cents are perfectly collectable and have eye-appeal, but it would be an utter waste of money sending them in to be graded.

What I don't understand is why anyone would place such a premium on a coin that is readily available by looking though a few rolls of pennies from a bank just because some service put an MS-67 on it, as opposed to MS-63. Is that really worth thousands of dollars? Seriously? Wouldn't you rather use that money for a vacation or a decent used car?

 

Yup I would if it wasn't worth do it.

 

Oh come on, this guy's cracked. He's misleading novices like you. He told you tell this to the coin forums, right? Tell him you told it to CoinTalk and we said he's balmy.

 

Lol yes sir!

 

CU forums? Or the video? I don't listen to folks I can't interact with........