1872 indian head. Should it be graded?

[Turbo21]

I dug an 1872 Indian right behind my house yesterday. And wanted to get others thoughts on if it should be graded. I have only rinsed it with water And plan on using peroxide on it tonight

I don't plan on selling it right now. But don't know what the future holds


What do you think?

 

[baddbluff]

Cool semi-key date, but no, that's gonna get a no grade if you send it in, because it's corroded. Tough coin & nice find though!

 

[cudamark]

Agreed, not worth the money in that condition. Even without the corrosion, it wouldn't grade better than VG.

 

[jerseyben]

Semi-key date yes... However, in that condition, dont waste your money.

 

[coinsareawesome]

I wouldn't go for it. It would come back no higher than a G-4 or 5. I also have a '72, that I traded for. It wasn't too bad of a deal, though I don't remember what I traded for it.

 

[Turbo21]

Thanks guys. It seems sold values of the 72 are all over the place. From $30 to $200+. I even saw a claimed vg with deep scratches sell for $200. And that's why I asked the guys who know better than me lol

Here it is after cleaning with peroxide and putting a light coating of olive oil on with a qtip

 

[Joe777Cool]

grade it and you will get "authentic detail - environmental damage" and you pay more for the grading/shipping than the coin is worth. $25 on ebay is about what you will get would be my guess.