1834 Half Dime - Should I Send It In?

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harnessman New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 09:17 am Should this coin get sent to NGC or PCGS for grading? What do you guys think it would grade? Edited by harnessman 09/07/2008 09:22 am Report this Post to the Staff

murty Pillar of the Community United States 1353 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 10:11 am Looks like an ex fine,but is there a ding over the first A in America on the reverse. If so I wouldn't send in. I am also in NJ. Report this Post to the Staff
harnessman New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 10:43 am Good eye! I am new to the pics, so I apologize for the low res pic on the first post. Here is a better shot of the reverse. I had to crop it to get under the 90KB limit. So you think that damage would preclude sending to a grading service? Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 1:59 pm Quote: So you think that damage would preclude sending to a grading service? Sigh, I do think it would get "body-bagged", despite that scratch looking like severe but normal wear that possibly happened long ago. A 175 year old coin shouldn't have scratches, ya know? Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 2:01 pm I wouldn't... Ben Report this Post to the Staff
harnessman New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 2:11 pm Thanks guys. It is a shame because it has a lot of luster and beautiful eye appeal. Unfortunately, everyone seems to agree that the scratch will be the showstopper. Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 3:33 pm Sometimes its better to leave a coin out of a capsule, to hold and enjoy save the TPG for high mint state and rare dates IMHO... enjoy your piece of history! As far as a grade AU details with cleaning and damage... PCGS and NGC will bodybag, but ANACS would probably encapsulate with net grading. Best of luck! Edited by atlashealth 09/07/2008 3:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 3:37 pm Quote: Sometimes its better to leave a coin out of a capsule, to hold and enjoy I find it ironic that I seldom spend time studying my slabbed coins--simply because the details are obscured by those bulky plastic "coin coffins". Edited by KurtS 09/07/2008 3:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 09/07/2008 4:55 pm Keep it raw. XF45 cleaned/damaged. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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