1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition Half Dollar

For grading use either PCGS NGC or ANACS. ANACS will probably give you the best grade and you dont have to sign up but they command the smallest premium especially on ebay.

PCGS and NGC you have to sign up for then you send it in and depending on what level of service you use you will have it back in anywhere from 2 weeks to a month. I personally only collect PCGS and they do have the highest premium but they are also generally tougher graders.

The other thing you can do is if you have a local coin shop or something have them submit it for grading for you to the company you want if they are a member. Might get a slightly better grade that way too if they do a lot of business with them

For selling once its graded you can call around to shops that deal in that type of coin, check some websites or use ebay. Dont be scared to get a few offers, and if you really wanted to could put it on ebay for a higher price and see if any one bites then relist lower or take an offer youve gotten from someone else. A lot depends on whats in your area, theres shops I will sell too and I will also use ebay as well depending on what it is

with nickelsearcher. You could save yourself a lot of time and trouble by letting the folks here have a look first.

By the way, I would not be one of the people trying to guess the grade of that coin. LOL

basebal21 You gave some good advice. I never thought about using a dealer to get something graded.

My local coin club arranged to have a big submission so we all got a price break. I don't have much of a collection yet so I sent in two coins that have sentimental value to me. It's good thing, too because I am older than both their grades.

I'm confused, the Red Book has this coin worth $1100 dollars at ms-66. I'm know nothing about the way they grade, but the way they describe in the book ms-65 sounds like the shape this coin is in. I'm trying to rig up something to get a good close in focus with even light on this coin,but new to this stuff and finding out this is pretty tuff! I'm in no way trying to disrespect your wisdom on the subject. I'm trying to get the best help I can get and thats why I'm here! Thanks again

I found getting a decent picture very difficult using my camera. So I swiped my husband's computer-microscope (it is really a $20 kids' scope). But then the LED lights caused too much glare. So then I swiped another one of his computer-microscopes and it is better.

Some people have covered the LED lights on the microscopes with tape and that helps.

As for using a camera, I had the best luck taking the photos outdoors in natural light.

It is really something the way the price skyrockets when you get to the top grades. So I guess it is worth the effort to find out if it should be graded.

basebal21 You made my day! LOL

No reason to be confused ... show us some photos of the coin ... anyway you can ... and we can help.

Without photos ... all we can do is wish you well with whatever you have.

David

The coin appears to have wear on the high points (sails). I do not believe this one will pull an MS grade.

Are you able to show as well a photo of the obverse side? ... I'll reserve my final judgement until we can see that.

David