1893-S Barber Half Slab Or No?

Looks like a solid VG to me. If it were mine I would just keep it in a 2x2 or capsule. If it were one grade higher in F-12, I would send it to be slabbed. The value in VG doesn't justify the cost of slabbing in my opinion but in F-12 it would be worth it.

Unless a coin will be valued at 150.00, then generally this forum says the costs are too high for slabbing it.

The coin has more sentimental value than monetary. Grandma had a beer garden in Michigan in the 40's and this is one of the coins she received. She kept this one along with a few others and I acquired them when she passed about 15 years ago. Hopefully one of my kids will keep it.

That is an attractive coin for the grade, but I'd have to agree with the consensus that from a monetary standpoint it's not worth the expense of sending to PCGS.

I have a number of coins and bills (all worn and fairly heavily circulated) which have been given to me by family members over the decades, including some Barber coins, Morgan dollars, late-issue silver certificates, and the such. Though not worth much, they all have a lot of sentimental value. My personal preference is to keep those in 2x2 holders and currency sleeves with a brief written description of where each one came from, and all these are stored in a small 3-ring binder.

And to the forum!