Lincoln Pennies. Should I Grade Them?

Spenders Or 2X2 if you want to keep them. I see none worth grading the coast is worth more then there value.

One coin per post/thread might serve you better.

Given the photos posted (could be larger and higher resolution), I'd say none of the coins are worthy of submission for grading--given the cost of doing that and the relative value of each coin. Nearly all of the coins shown are lightly circulated, have a few light dings and hits, and appear to show light environmentally-caused staining. One '64 cent might grade at MS62--but can't really tell from the small photos. The remaining coins likely fall in the AU range. I think you're looking at a collection of coins having one cent value each.

Others will chime in, I'm sure.

Agree these do not appear worth the cost of grading.

Unless a coin is worth about 150.00, the slabbing is too expensive.

It also is likely not going to happen that a coin found in circulation will reach a high enough grade to be worth very much.

Another thing, and I post this as an educational bit of info, is to know grading companies do not grade a coin. What I mean is that they give an opinion on the grade of a coin. If you break a coin out of its slab and resubmit it to the same company you are never guaranteed the coin will get the same grade again. There is no verifiable science behind it, and the companies themselves tell you its an art. Although the science has been there for decades, they choose not to use it.

I am NOT saying slabbed coins are "evil." I am saying that coin collectors need to understand, like anything else, marketers for these companies have hyped the companies to the point there are a lot of people who not only think of th companies as being essential to the hobby, but see these companies as being the only ones who can give THE authoritative word about a coin.

Yet some of the same people pay another company, CAC, to evaluate the grade the "experts" already put onto a slab. I guess the experts need more experts to affirm them.

Just do the homework and be smart about the realities of these grading companies. Here are some factual examples - and they are not ll that hard to find when you start looking for them:
http://goccf.com/t/346174#2967242

A former member of this forum - now passed on and missed - had this to say:
http://goccf.com/t/130186

Look into this subject and see what our forum family says to buy the coin and not the slab.

If you like slabs - great! Hobbies are about fun. Just understand what is inside the slab is not necessarily what the label says.

According to the price guides, no modern 1 cent coin is more than $20 in Ms65 (some varieties excepted). MS66 or better for circulation coins is tough to find. I would say you would never find them in your change or a bank roll.

How much does it cause to grade a coin?