Lincoln Cents - Need Feedback As To Potential Asking Price And Interest

The problem that kills #4 is that carbon spots on the obverse and the crap in the lower reverse fields, be lucky to go above a 64 at the very best. And, ebay is not the industry standard for prices BTW, I look at it as Fools Gold, iron pyrite, looks pretty and golden but ain't worth squat. If you can realize and actualize a higher that appropriate price, more power to ya. But in 10-15 years after this has played out, that high $ won't be there. This is an artificial bubble market pumped up by the few to make them money, now. I believe it is nothing more than a scam, a temporary fad, and I also believe it is dishonest. Especially this "Transitional" die error, not a striking error at all, just the wrong die used is all. No different than the 1998-2000 WAMs that command $10. I have 8 of them, wanna buy them?

While I wouldn't call the error coin market a Ponzi scheme, I do find that the prices for error coins are all over the place.

I had an error coin slabbed and it cost a lot more than it will ever be worth but it was the first error coin I ever found and I'd had it since I was a kid and I have an attachment to it that is purely emotional. So I spent the money.

Generally, the folks here wouldn't get a coin slabbed unless it was worth more than $250. I've seen that amount mentioned more than a few times. I could see doing it for a coin that was worth less than that if you needed the error or variety verified. But I don't think you do.

You could, for now, just keep it in a safe place and decide later about getting it slabbed. No harm in waiting for a while.

By the way, I forgot to mention that I think you got some decent photos.

I was going to post a pic of my two 1988 and one 1988-d RDV006.2,but photo bucket is holding my photos for ransom so no pics.Sorry.
John1

Candy! I love the color of your first coin too.

Thanks....here's a few more:

Those coins are gems. That 70 D has incredible toning? Did you buy that one or just find it in a roll?

Sort of an answer to your original question. I wouldn't send any of your coins in to be graded. However, many people send in plain old simple regular coins for grading and slabbing all the time. So odd when I go to coin shows and see coins worth hardly face value in a slab and selling for much less than the cost of the slabbing. Way to many people are just slab happy today. My suggestion is keep your coins as is and enjoy what you have for yourself.

Time to feed tomasal more eye candy, 87 PL rainbow: