Question: Are Error And Variety Coins Worth Sending In To Be Graded?

ebay sold values will give you a pretty good indication of what people are willing to pay for things.

Grading fees only cover the cost of grading the coin. There are additional fees associated with error and/or variety attribution. You'll also want to make sure the TPG recognizes the error/variety you're seeking to have on your label before sending it off.

Agree with all above.

I think the best advice I've heard on error and variety grading boils down to: Have the coin graded if you intend to sell it, and only if the potential gain in profit exceeds the grading and attribution cost (including shipping) by a meaningful amount.

I found ebay sold listings to be a little unpredictable. For modern American variety coins, you can search Heritage Auctions and Great Collections with a free account. That will give you a decent picture of what your graded coin might sell for. The variation in auction results can be extreme. My conclusion for all of the variety and error coins that I have encountered so far is that the total grading costs could never be justified by the historical auction prices. I have only one or two possible exceptions to that conclusion, and both would need a favorable grading to scratch out any profit whatsoever.

If you want to grade, attribute, and encapsulate "for fun", then I guess that's a different discussion. But I wouldn't send any variety coin for grading unless I was already 100% certain of my identification, in which case, I really don't need a TPG to confirm that conclusion.

Nfine covered that pretty well. Most of the time, it's usually not worth sending in a coin, to be graded. As you know, the fees are very expensive, and they add up quickly.

with all the above. It has to be a very good error or variety to cover the minimum grading and verification fees. That kind of coin doesn't come around very often.