1929s indian head buffalo nickel
Adam41090
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is it worth having graded on a business standpoint?
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Adam41090
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no.
Nope, very common and grading fees well in excess of value of coin
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As others have said. Nope.
It’s a good coin for an album though.
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No. Not worth the grading fee or your time.
What makes you think it would be?
Do you know what TPG encapsulation costs?
@Adam41090 those last two questions from jmlanzaf and MarkKelley are very important. I hope you chose to answer them.
according to the grading standards I've read about the coin shows detail In the right spots such as the cheek the hair above the braid the shoulders and the horn are all present....the only lacking is the tip of the tail....pics aren't great due to bad lighting but there is still some luster however little...the coin was obviously circulated in its early days but has been stashed away for a bunch of years...as for how much the tpg encapsulation runs I have no clue
This should grade to F-12 if successful, and the PCGS Price Guide value for a 1929-S in F-12 is $4.
PCGS grading would likely cost you in excess of $40.
So, no.
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You can get a better idea of the grade by using various published resources or PCGS Photograde Online. I have linked the Buffalo Nickel section for you below. Simply scroll through the images and pick out what you think the coin should grade. The images all blow up when you click on them-
https://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/#/Buffalo/Grades
To get an idea of the approximate value you may want to look at PCGS Coinfacts, which shows auction data for certified (NGC or PCGS, typically) examples at various grade levels. If you know the grade and you look up the coin then you might get a ballpark estimate of how much the coin would be worth if already certified by PCGS or NGC-
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/category/buffalo-nickel-1913-1938/83
If you follow the above advice you should be able to come up with an approximate grade and value (if the coin were already certified). By doing this you will see how much (or how little) it might be worth at full retail and can compare it to the cost of certification-
https://www.pcgs.com/servicesandfees
At that point you will see why everyone has said "no"...
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No, it's not worth the cost to grade. I like the idea of an album filler
It's a Fine+ of a common date Buffalo. The value is roughly 1/10th of what slabbing costs. 99.9999% of all coins are not worth slabbing. You need to: 1. study grading standards so you can grade properly in order to 2. Determine value so you can 3. Decide if there is any chance of a bump in value worth the cost of submission (figure $35 or $40).
That's a solid though unexceptional coin. But it is one of the 99.9999% of coins that has no need to be in a slab nor has a value high enough to merit it.
This post is worth repeating. @Adam41090 you should read this and ask questions if any part is confusing to you.
no confusion at all...I asked because I didn't know ...I've been collecting coins for a few years now and i am eager to learn as much as can...i appreciate the info for sure...I'll keep doing what I'm doing and asking and learning and one day I'll be answering the question and sharing my knowledge of the hobby and the history behind it...people tell me everyday that I'm sick..that I'm obsessed with coins and I need help...I stop at the same 3 stores every day on my way to work and again on the way home so I can trade out whatever denomination I may have at the timefrom whatever store i just left from...I then trade the junk out in the vending machines every chance I get I'll put all my coins in the machine then hit the coin release button and it cycles new change out and i pick thru and do it all over again when ever I've got just a hot second of free time.i can't afford to buy collector grade pieces for my collection...I get all my coins from various stores and several vending machines....I've found alot of nice pieces in the past few years...thanks again and take it easy