rsraghead Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Does the value of this 1823 capped bust half dollar justify slabbing it? What grade should I expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 The photos are a little blurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 I will get you some better ones tommorow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Anybody have a vote on rather or not i should slab this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Is it a particularly rare issue? If not, then no. Keep it fresh. Save the slabbing money for coins that are rare or super valuable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 thats kind of what i was thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I'd say no slab unless you like slabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 not really. Aint got but a couple pf slabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Often the cost of certification is greater than the value of the coin. Perhaps not so in this case but I doubt it would add anything to the value so you'd be sinking money that could otherwise be used to purchase another nice coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 And I'd rather have more coins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 And I'd rather have more coins  Like I said, definitely one of us.  Oftentimes when people at an ANA show realize I am staying many miles away in a Motel 6 rather than in the convention hotel they look at me funny but then I point out I am saving something like $200 (or more) doing it this way (even including the ridiculous charge to park my car in the convention center). I then point out I'd rather spend the money on coins, and they sort of get the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Yep. I wind up spending the money saved on everything else on a coin when I find that one certain one tthat I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullseyeBullion Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 A little hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like you half is VG at best. Also appears to have a cleaning and/or polishing judging strictly from the "shiny" color, though I can not be 100% certain. All things considered, if you slabbed it and it came back as " VG Details" "Cleaned" your ~ value is only about $40 at best. Figure 1 coin with $300 or less value will cost you a whopping $39 to grade (if you send more the price goes down, because of shipping and insurance costs), you are better off keeping it as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I will only slab coins that are: Rare High in value - Graded from VF on-wards Common coins - In AU / UNC conditions but of earlier years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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