Should I slab ? 1743 George 11 Old Head Crown?

JRocco

I posted this a while back and there were some great and helpful responses. I have this coin raw and I was curious as to whether it should be slabbed. I will be selling this piece so would it be worth the price of slabbing or not? If anyone has a dollar value for this piece I would appreciate the info. Thanks in advance.

coinkat

What did I say last time with respect to the grade? I don't remember. I would say by US standards it is probably in the VF30 range and probably would fetch $800-$900 possibly more. The old head George II crowns are a challenge to grade because the strike is often not full and the highest details especially in the hair and eye can be deceptive in terms of wear or slightly weak strikes.

If this were my coin and if it is original, I would probably submit the coin hoping that the originality would help the grade. I doubt that a US EF is possible at any of the services and by British Standards it is well short of EF. But that is okay, it looks attractive and these coins are not that easy to find.

JamminJ

Depends on how you plan to sell it.

If it's going up on e-bay slabbing is a definite plus. However, selling sight seen a nice coin like that stands on its own merits so slabbing is not required.

-JamminJ

Aethelred

I agree with Coinkat that it will grade VF-30. If it were mine I would slab it.

ajaan

I would get it slabbed.

lordmarcovan

I would only grade it VF20, personally. However, coinkat's comments about strike are probably worth noting.

Definitely a nice, original-looking piece, though, and if the pricetag is anywhere near what was previously posted, it's definitely worth slabbing, just because it's valuable. However, a coin like this would probably sell just as well raw. It's worth slabbing, as you might get a little more for it after entombing it in plastic, but I wouldn't think it would make that big a difference either way. The type of person who would be drawn to a coin like this would probably not be swayed by anything a grading service had to say about it.

JRocco

Thanks for all the responses guys, I really appreciate it. Just a quick question - Is there a listing, like a greysheet, for approximate value of older pieces like this or are they truly sold to a select few collectors on a pure supply/demand type of system?

coinkat

I don't believe there is a greysheet for British coins. Slabs are not very popular across the pond and if it is going to be offered on ebay, the cost and time to slab the coin may not be productive.