Yes. I'd give it a 63Rd also. The black spotting is detracting in the obverse and quite a bit of nicks on the memorial on the reverse. (Edit) is that a plating blister under the N in united? If so I think tpgs will still grade and slab them but it would be on a countdown before it ruptures and destroys the surface and ruin it's ability to sell. Just something to keep in mind, No blisters is a MUST for any zinc
Lincoln Cent you intend to have graded. Same goes if you buy a high graded slabbed zinc Lincoln. No blisters because it's a hot potato, whatever you pay for it will at some point become 2 cents when the bubble pops and zinc rot begins. You want to always be mindful of any plating issues on the zincolns and automatically exclude them if it has anything that resembles a bubble or split plating.
Ideally you want better than average mint state (MS65) you'd want it to get to MS67 or better for it to be worth something decent. PCGS has top population as MS68 with 11 examples. Values is between $600-$1200 depending on the auction. Comparably the satin finish SP68 with a population of 96 examples is valued at about $6.00. The mint set coins are usually where the best examples come from but that can't happen 2005-2010 it's a different coin from the business strikes.
2005-2010 coins are the way to go though for business strikes. The mint sets had a satin finish and they are graded to note that, meaning someone has to do the hunting for the high MS coins from those years and have them grade out and then I think the high dollar collectors will pay decently for them.
Like all moderns and especially newer dated coins only the highest graded examples of each year have a decent return.
Good luck on the hunt!
Posted 07/29/2019 8:32 pm
