Should I Get This 1898 Liberty Quarter Eagle Graded?

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Tombstone1 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 08:56 am Hello, This is from my father's/grandfather's estate. Would it be worth it to get this coin graded? Red Book says 24k were minted, so not too uncommon. The coin appears to be in a very good mint state with lots of luster. The biggest flaws I see are some light scratches on the cheek that show at certain angles. You can see them in the first photo. I'm just wondering if this coin has the potential to be worth the expense of professional grading? Thanks in advance. Tom Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 09:12 am After enlarging the first obverse pic, I'd say pass on grading it. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 12:43 pm Tombstone1, Your photos are "great" what did you use to take the pics? It is best though to remove coins from holders before taking pics whenever possible. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 3:00 pm It depends on what you are going to do with the coin. If you are going to sell, then grading would be an option to maximize value as the coin looks MS. If you are not going to sell your grandfathers coin, do not waste your money on grading. Report this Post to the Staff
Tombstone1 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 8:11 pm Thanks for everyone's input. I am not selling it, but was inquiring if a professional grading would increase its value over what the grading fee would be. Based on your opinions, I'll leave it as-is. Back in the junk Gold drawer it goes...... John, I took the photos with my cell phone. Nothing fancy, just my hand-me-down Iphone-5 I got from by daughter years ago. I didn't want to take it out of the holder for some reason.... I guess I figured my father and grandfather left it in there for probably over 50 years, so how dare I remove it !!! Thanks again, Tom Report this Post to the Staff
pristine2 Pillar of the Community United States 1048 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 8:46 pm Very uncommon to find gold liberties like that without significant scratches & dings. It's a keeper. Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 07/25/2023 03:06 am Luster is apparent...couple of ticks in the open fields. I like her! MS-63 with a good shot at 64 I would be tempted to send her in just to have her graded, authenticated and protected in a holder. smat Report this Post to the Staff
Everest Pillar of the Community Taiwan 606 Posts	Posted 07/25/2023 12:26 pm I would get the coin slabbed and graded. The cost would be minimal compared to what it would accomplish. Your coin will receive the protection it needs rather than being thrown back in the junk draw, the coin would be authenticated and it will receive a grade so you can narrow in on the value. Great photographs . Regardless if you get the coin graded or not I would remove the coin from the 2 x 2 and put it in a plastic slab of some sort for maximum protection. Edited by Everest 07/25/2023 12:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 07/25/2023 3:04 pm she looks to be at least MS63 maybe 64 so you're looking at an $800-1300 coin. even if they call it AU58 its still in the $600-650 range. its a nice looking coin and probably did not see hardly any circulation before being pulled. just to preserve the coin from any damage from banging against other coins I would consider slabbing it and I typically dont suggest that. looking at PCGS you need an entry level subscription of I think $39 plus a $40 grading fee for gold plus shipping and insurance both ways you can see why it doesn't pay unless you have a rare coin or fairly expensive one. the other option would be to purchase a lucite holder or what is called an airtight holder to protect. leaving it the 2x2 is not recommended Report this Post to the Staff
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