Civil war coin

[Older The Better]

Found this today, the new xp deus is a coin magnet… I’m curious about grading a dug coin, not that I intend to sell but a lot of the grading guides mention level of detail is key, by that description I’d say a coin like this is in decent condition but it clearly has other issues being in the ground… are dug coins like this automatically bumped into the lowest category or does sharpness of detail still matter?

Also the other day I went to work a barn site I had to park a ways away and walk, I loaded my pockets to the point I walked back to the car to unload. About 5 feet from the car I got a hit, I was almost positive it was a can because there’s a lot of those around where I parked and I almost ignored it but i thought why not at least get it out of the ground so I don’t find it again I had to laugh when this popped out

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[dognose]

Nice Finds!

Personally, I don't think that a dug coin itself has any impact on the grading.
The grading for each coin issue has its grading system standards.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Gold and silver coins out of the ground might grade. Especially if they are super rare or really old. If a coin has obvious environmental damage the odds are stacked against it that it would grade. They might put it in a holder but it will say “details, environmental damage” without an actual letter/number grade. The vast majority of copper or nickel coins out of the ground would not grade. The things that keep a coin from grading are scratches, rim damage, graffiti, holes, environmental damage, and probably some other things too.