As a rule of thumb, a coin needs to be worth $150 or more to be worth grading from a commercial perspective. Current market trends mean that this would have to be an MS-63 or higher to attain those sorts of prices, and (although not having seen it in hand) I don't quite think that this piece will quite reach that level, but it is very close from what I see, so it may.
This being said, I have a few coins in my collection which I certified just because I wanted to keep them, which sounds like the case with this coin. It might be a fun little gamble to send it in - if it comes back 63 or higher, thats a win... if it doesn't, it is still your dad's coin that will be preserved for your family's future generations. Just my thought.
This being said, I have a few coins in my collection which I certified just because I wanted to keep them, which sounds like the case with this coin. It might be a fun little gamble to send it in - if it comes back 63 or higher, thats a win... if it doesn't, it is still your dad's coin that will be preserved for your family's future generations. Just my thought.





















