1973 S Lincoln Cent Grade Worthy?

Given the posted pics, It's my sense that the coin wouldn't be a good candidate for submission to a reputable third party grading service--shows circulation wear/ticks/dings. Are you looking to grade the coin for eventual resale, or just to have a graded coin?

@Tpincay A nice 1973 S cent, but not worth the cost of grading.

Here's what a mint state example looks like:

to the CCF

Definitely not worth the cost of grading. I see a circulated cent worth face value.

AU-55 spender.

since you are pretty new. here is a breakdown of slabbing that should help. btw you coin is just an average circulated coin with no value other than its denomination

consider the following for having a coin professionally graded
two reasons to slab
1. its a rare coin that needs authenticated and preserved
2. you are planning on selling the coin and the cost of acquisition plus the grading fee's would warrant it without chewing up all your profit

PCGS charges a minimum of $69 for a subscription other subscription levels include grading vouchers though so you could reduce these costs. add to the subscription cost, per coin grading cost which I think for this one might be $23, shipping & ins both ways (1-4 coins is $27 if the total value is under $1000)

NGC - economy grading tier is $22, plus $10 handling fee, plus $28 for shipping (1-5 coins).

ANACS grading would be $16 but there's a 5 coin minimum. Shipping would be $29-35.

CAC - $99 subscription ($50 grading credit), economy grading $15, gold $28, $40 shipping/handling/ins

i don't slab coins for these reasons especially the cost involved. I don't know why this is so popular today. just making the grading companies wealthy

Should I grade it link
https://www.coincommunity.com/colle...t-graded.asp