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I have posted this in a few places on the CCF, but now that I have good photos of it, I would like everyone's opinion as I am sending it off this week to PCGS   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I will post mine when I get home.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
You might want to check ebay closed sales for these in PCGS and NGC. You will find lots of them in MS-65RB, which is how I grade your example. That should help you determine if it's really worth paying for the certification fee as opposed to what these sell for. |
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United States
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Unless it gets a MS-65 or better your cost of grading was not merited. EXCEPTION: You wanted it graded no matter what. And I don't think "Woodie" is an attribute used by the TPG's so they won't put on the slab. BTW, a very nice coin. I like it. Edited by kanga
03/14/2016 10:27 am
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311 Posts |
I am positive they don't attribute "woodie" I want to slab it because I love the way this coin looks... This will be added to my collection and probably won't ever be sold... By me...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36777 Posts |
I would save the money on sending to PCGS. Looks MS-64RB.
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It's not about the money for me, it's about preserving it and keeping it from getting damaged
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Rest in Peace
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To OP , looks like your mind is already made up. but if you just want to preserve it ,why not put it in an air-tight and save a lot of money.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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An Eagle Brand holder or even a Safe-T would do the same thing for a lot less money. This is not such of an outstanding example that one would feel to spend a lot of money on preserving it. Many 1909-VDB cents were saved, and there are many of them in MS-65 Red or better.
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03/14/2016 1:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Don't see this in a 65 holder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1660 Posts |
Nice collectible example of a woody '09 vdb.
You'll find, though, there are lots of these out there.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm not into woodies but this one looks like it was painted with a brush. pretty cool
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Worth slabbing just for the toning & woodgrain, in my opinion, but I would have gone with ANACS or a lower cost option. The slab will protect against further degradation of the coin's surfaces, helping to preserve the already-existing unique pattern.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice coin, MS-64 RB IMHO. You might want to take better pictures showing the luster, because I cant tell from here if theres any (so it might be cleaned, probably not though) Nice coin  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm at MS64 RB on this one as well. Curious to see what PCGS says, these woodies are tough to grade from a static photo only.
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great looking coin. if preservation is the goal and you cannot sonic seal yourself, than a TPG is the way to go. |
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Posted 03/14/2016 09:05 am
