How does the selling work on here?

Shellioness

Hello all,
I've been a member since 2018 but haven't posted much because I found the answers to my questions from a local shop in my town. I have so many coins that I have been holding onto after a stroke of luck in my first box of coins in 2017. I deal mostly with small cents. I would like to post pictures of my finds to see if they would even be worth selling or should I take them to auction? The main ones I have are a 1998 wide AM, 2018 strike thru that caused major missing letters on the obverse and reverse sides, haven't seen another one like it. Also a State Quarter that has markings on it that I can't tell what the heck it is. I also have a bunch of pristine small cents and some beautiful toned ones. I have one coin that is very very peculiar. It was in a yard buried with a 1943S steel Wheat Cent. When I first seen it I said it was a 1913. But after I looked again I said no that says 1943 and this is before I had learned anything about the coins. I thought the Steel cent was special until I read about it. I believe I have a 1943S copper/Bronze Wheat cent. It looks like it had been damaged. The dealer said they couldn't verify it. I weighed it and the weight was off by just a tad bit. I also did layover pics with a real 1943S copper wheat cent and it lines up perfectly. The 1913 has a different type of a "3" and this has got to be it but its so damaged i dont think i could sell it if i tried. None of my coins are authenticated or anything by PCGS or NGC I haven't been able to afford it. But I would like to know what you all think and I can go from there if that's OK with you all?? I am posting pics here so please let me know your thoughts. Thank you so much and I can't wait to see the responses from you.

hummingbird_coins

Hate to burst your bubble, but I can tell you right away that penny is not a 1943-S. My guess is 1919-D. It's hard to explain, but once you've examined enough low-grade Lincoln cents, you can easily tell the difference between a 1909-1929 and a 1930-1958. I'm not an error expert, but it seems to me like that 1973 memorial cent has been the victim of post-mint damage.

IkesT

Check eBay sold listings for values on the 1998 Wide AM cent and the 2018 struck thru grease quarter & 2018 cent (also looks like struck thru grease).

The wheat cents are too damaged to be worth selling, and the bronze cent is not a 1943.

Namvet69

Grease strike thru of these type are generally considered minor errors. I think doing the recommended research will be very helpful. Good luck. Peace Roy

JWP

If you want to sell on the Forum an easy way to start is just go through the other listings and see what you like and pick and choose. One main point is make sure you have a good picture of both sides of the item that you want to sell. His previously mentioned eBay will give you an idea of a price range, however it may not be perfect but it would give you a start. If you list your prices too high you can always edit your post and lower them. Start with an item that has a little bit of value and decide whether you want to charge for shipping or include shipping. Basically just go through the BST for US coins and look for listing that is similar to the item that you're going to list. Try and replicate that and change it to fit your needs in your choices. Remember it's your coin your price your decision. Good luck and happy Hunting.