Set Of 15 Lincoln 1909 VDB 1c

I know what you mean about the last one, it does look circulated. But here's the reverse of that same coin, which looks remarkable good.

Nice to find these in your inheritance.

As nice as they appear I caution that you consider cost versus value before you decide to 'grade them all'.

If these were in PCGS holders MS63 would be worth about $40 and MS64 maybe $60. Thats about the average price you are going tp pay to have them certified.




Unless you can distinguish the possible MS65 or better I say you are better off selling them raw as a lot.

@nickelsearcher

I hear you. It's a pity I can't get better pics to show you. A couple of them look incredibly sharp and flawless, and I'm just afraid that I've got something like an MS-68 in there. These coins were sitting in a plastic tube for probably 60-70 years. I know it's unlikely, but anything is possible.

The question is, what would you want to accomplish by having them slabbed? As nickelsearcher mentioned, it's costly to do so. Would it be because you want to have them in a nice presentation case to show off? Or to be able to assign a definitive value to each coin?

If it were me, I would just keep them in some hard plastic 2x2s, show them off that way and estimate their values from the Blue/Red books. We have no shortage of 1909-VDBs; while these appear to be uncirculated, they are not of the blazing red variety and as such are never going to be worth a healthy premium.

OK, here are better pictures of three better looking coins, out of the plastic holders and under a good light.

Edit: dang it, the first two pics are a little blurry. The third one is sharp, but that coin has some unsightly bag marks. But you get the idea ... some of the coins are nice, reddish, sharp-looking specimens.

Here are pics of the five best coins. I think I'll submit these.

Yes, these pictures are of coins under the plastic cover.

Can you get us a picture of one of these coins and the plastic case it is in please?