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1931-S and any high grade ones for the year/MM John1  |
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I bought the 1909-S and 1931-S raw. They are inexpensive and there are plenty out there. I do not see any reason to waste money having them graded.
The 1914-D is a close call. I have no problem buying one raw and have seen many. However, I think the 1909-S VDB and 1922 "plain" could certainly benefit from being in a slab.
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 The 1909 S VDB should be bought slabed unless you REALLY know what you are doing! As long as you can tell the dies apart, you should be able to buy a 1922 plain w/o a slab but its still a good idea to buy a graded coin. |
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Any that are worth $200 or more.
That means you have to grade them and evaluate any perceived problems.
What you're trying to do is keep the cost per coin to 10% or less (don't forget S&H).
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with kanga . ''Sample'' If you have say a 1925-S in MS-67 or 68 Blazing Red . you would want that monster slabbed & graded .  Edited by T-BOP
06/22/2016 2:57 pm
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Yes, kanga says it best - as a general rule, given the cost of grading, it's hardly worth submitting unless the value is north of $200 or so.
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Any pre 1930 that is red is definitely worth getting into a slab.
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Yes, kanga says it best - as a general rule, given the cost of grading, it's hardly worth submitting unless the value is north of $200 or so. Given what I wrote above, I would have to agree that $200 seems to be the magic number. |
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Okie dokie.
Thanks everyone!
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Given what I wrote above, I would have to agree that $200 seems to be the magic number. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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I am going to break trend here and say that none are worth getting slabbed. If it were my coin and I am going to be keeping it why get it slabbed? I like my coins in albums, 2x2s, tubes or heck, some I keep loose on top of the desk. Slab the coin when you are trying to sell it; unless you like to have slabbed coins in which case you might just want to slab the entire set. There are some mentioned above that I wouldn't recommend buying raw unless you can grade and know what to look for as far as counterfeits or altered MMs and whatnot. Those I would be cracking for the album though
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I agree with you there. None of my coins are slabbed. If I were to buy a slabbed coin, it would be cracked and placed in my Dansco. Keep in mind I collect lower and middle grade circulated coins. If I were ever to acquire a high grade (MS+) slabbed coin I would probably not crack it. However, I would not intentionally purchase anything like that.  |
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To me .... It depends
If your buying
If you plan to sell
If you not sure the coin you bought is real.
And of course the value of the coin.
If your very good at identifying a coin as genuine, or have access
to someone that is, than buying coins like a 09 S VDB or a 14 D
should be in done in a top three slab.
If your wanting to sell higher value Lincoln cents having them slabbed
by PCGS or NGC would be your best bet.
If you have Lincoln's that have a value from $75 to $150, for example
1909 S or mid to lower grade 1914 D's, using ANACS works for me.
Catching a ANACS on one of their good monthly specials can get your
coins slabbed in the $12 range. Having a 1914 D in a F 15 ANACS
Slab, will sell better than a raw one.
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06/23/2016 12:17 pm
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I had always thought the idea behind slabbing was to guarantee authenticity and to "commodify" the coin for selling, although I do know that there are those who collect them slabbed nowadays. Again, the old adage, "collect what you like". I'm with jbuck: not a slab collector, but I do have 3-4 that have come my way I am keeping in their little prisons. I've also acquired more than a few which have been cracked out for Danscos!
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I've also acquired more than a few which have been cracked out for Danscos!  |
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