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New Member
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Hi guys,
Would any of you be able to send a coin to NGC to be conserved and graded on my behalf?
It is a great Britain coin from the 1770's.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why not join the ANA and submit the coin yourself? ANA members can submit coins to NGC and currency to PMG without a Collectors Club membership fee, plus you get all of the benefits ANA membership as well. With the reduction in cost to $25 for the lowest level of Collector's Club membership, an ANA membership does cost a bit more ($28 vs $25) but having online access to the Numismatist is easily worth the extra $3 IMHO. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8715 Posts |
You could also go to an NGC Authorized Dealer, who you submit your coin through.
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Moderator
 United States
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Most local coin shops will do it for you.As a rule,the coin needs to have a retail value of at least $200 to justify all the costs involved in slabbing. John1  Edited by John1
01/29/2018 4:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
01/29/2018 4:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
What coin is it, specifically?
You've got my spidey senses tingling.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Show the coin. We can give you a free opinion from many experts in any numismatic, currency, or exonumic field. Just provide good photos and |
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New Member
 United States
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Hi all, I contacted my local coin shops and they all said no. Also, I might just join the ANA in order to obtain NGC. It is a 1770 British penny that could be worth conserving. You be the judge!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That coin looks to be in pretty rough shape. Unless it's a super rare coin, it might not be worth submitting it for grading. Have you been able to find any comparable coins on ebay, ebay uk, heritage actions to get a ball park value? I'd still recommend joining ANA whether or not you submit the coin for grading  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just to let you know... Unlike modern trends from seeing ebay and other coins selling on the internet, getting a coin slabbed is by no means a necessary thing. People who get into the hobby nowadays seem to be influenced by what they look at on the web to think all coins belong in a plastci slab. This is very far from reality. The coins you see slabbed and sold on ebay etc. are slabbed by their owners b/c of rarity or a common coin of exceptional condition. The people selling know that people are willing to pay more for a slabbed coin than a raw coin. They pay more despite the fact that different companies might put a different grade on the slab and that even the same company may put a different grade on the slab if the original coin was broken out and re-submitted. There is some consistency within each of the companies, but grading is not a verifiable science (though a lot of people put faith in the companies and so will pay more money for a slabbed, non-common coin). So don't waste your money if you are going to keep it for yourself - unless you like the looks of slabs, in which case you are not wasting the money. If you are wanting to slab to sell, make sure you get expert advise here on this forum about your specific coin to see if the value of it is even worth the fee you will have to pay for slabbing. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin doesn't appear to be rare. It's available on ebay UK for about $35 USD in much better condition. Unless it has sentimental value to you, it probably isn't worth the fees for NCS conservation and/or NGC grading. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a 1770 half penny (the first British copper penny wasn't struck until 1797, all pennies before that were silver). Low grade and corroded, does appear to be a genuine one (too bad the counterfeits are potentially worth more) and worth about half what it would cost to have it slabbed.
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01/30/2018 5:33 pm
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