Is This Draped Bust LC Worth Having Graded? Fairly Rare S-118 Variety

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BTV Digger New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 05:40 am Hi all. Dug my 3rd Draped Bust LC of the year last week but this one's a fairly rare 1796 S-118. It's in poor condition I admit (especially the obverse), but enough details remain to identify it as such with the "6" touching the drapery on the obverse and the left berry nearly parallel to the "D" in United on the reverse. So my question to you - is this coin worth getting graded? In a sense I realize any coin grading service will likely not "grade" a specimen with this much corrosion, but at least would list this as genuine, correct? Thanks for any insight and best regards. John Report this Post to the Staff

Slerk Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 1557 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 05:49 am It all depends on what you want to do next with this coin. If your goal is to sell it, then I believe that you can sell it without evaluating it. You co-exist money and time Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 08:00 am Super find. Not worth getting graded imo. Certainly worth having, and any collector would be happy to have it. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 11:20 am Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 11:33 am Not worth the cost to grade, imo. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 2:20 pm This coin would be easily marketable to a early date specialist or specialist dealer raw or slabbed as the attribution is obvious. I don't think authenticity is a problem. So then the only question is "Is important is it to you that it be in a slab holder with the variety listed on it?" If it is I would see which service would list it so without charging extra since it will be a details coin from all of them and the people interested in it for the variety aren't going to care what company slabbed it. (And I would list the variety on the invoice especially if you send it to PCGS or NGC to make sure they get it right as they are the most likely to get it wrong.) And Coinfrog, the value of this coin is definitely high enough to justify slabbing if you wanted it slabbed. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 10:56 pm Great find, congratulations! I wonder if professional conservation would be a good investment. If NCS (for example) could improve the eye appeal and stabilize the surfaces to preclude ongoing corrosion it might be worth a shot. I however have no knowledge about whether corroded copper coins are reasonable candidates for such conservation. Anybody have any relevant experience they can share? Report this Post to the Staff
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