It definatly looks like it is worth having graded by a Professional grading service like PCGS, NGS or ANACS (ANACS is the cheapest and does a very good job). This coin is not in a high enough grade to pay the Huge money PCGS will ask to have it attributed and graded.
If you want to be certain about it before sending it in for grading I will explain below how I take close up pictures of coins.
First I buy some Daylight Spiral Light Bulbs and find a place where I can put 2 - 4 bulbs about 1 - 2 feet above the object I am photographing.
Then you will need to find a cheap jewelers loop preferably one of the bigger sized ones like in this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/40-x-25mm-LED-L...219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c121a6213
Hopefully you have a camera with a closeup feature, if not this might not work until you get one. They can be found for around $20 online. I have a nikon coolpix 2100 it is an old model but it works great and I have used it for several years with no problems. I bought several of them for around $20 on ebay just incase mine quit working.
I take the Jewelry Loop and put it directly against the lens of the camera and focus in on the area of the coin I need a close up of. Then I zoom in until I get the desired shot.
You need to make sure the flash is off. That is why you need the daylight bulbs the more the better. You can adjust the bulbs and the distance between the bulbs and the object being photographed. If you expirement you will get different quality photos with different positions. I use a display case and prop it open so it is at an angle and lay the coin on it. This helps remove the shadows.
I hope this helps. Kris
. Tony
