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1968 S proof penny natural rainbow toned

do you think this is worth sending in to slab and if so what do you think the going price would be. thanks
its naturally toned because i poped it out of a 1968 s proof set tonight. in person the coin is beautiful. on here the pic looks dark. i stink at photographing coins. the white highlites at the bottom of the coin are from glare .

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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570

    It depends on why you want it slabbed.

    It would cost more in postage,insurance and fees that the coin would be worth IMHO

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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    It may be the picture, but it doesn't look too appealing to me. Even adjusting mentally for the darkness. First thing I'd do is look over the surface of it with a 5x loupe and look for damage. If there is no damage, then look for hairlines. If you don't find any, go ahead and send it in. You may get a nice grade.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    If you want it slabbed because you like it, are planning to keep it and like your coins graded, sure. If you wanted it slabbed in the hopes of getting a good return on your money, no.

    Russ, NCNE
  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500
    Although it does look very beautiful - it will probably not grade very high because the fields are probably not reflective.

    I sent a nice colored penny in and it came back MS63 because part of the cool color was a fingerprint.


    If you send this in, and it comes back PR64 would you be 1)happy 2)sad 3)expecting something like that?
  • sinin1
    i have to admit that the reason i was thinking of sending it out for grading was because i know its naturally toned since it was in a proof set that i picked up in 1985 for $7.00. i saw some really wild prices for toned pennies and figured it would be worth a nice amount if it was graded. if it came back proof 64 i would probably be disapointed because what you said about the fields not being that reflective from the toning is correct. it really does look alot more intense that the crummy pic i took. i do some strange things sometimes. i will probably send it out but end up keeping it in my collection.i am on a slabing craze lately.

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