I might make you feel better on that one wv: for one thing, in reference to your profile pic, I’ve looked all my life and never found a single arrowhead. And second, we’ve lived in this construction site for 11 years, I’ve labored maybe 5000 hours on the house, and I’ve only found a small handful of cool things so far.
Then again if it was to be stabbed at what cost?
Maybe, maybe not. A lot will depend on where you try to sell. Online sales will get more bidders for slabbed pieces, especially if the seller has no track record for coin sales. In person sales are a different story when someone can inspect the coin before you buy. As you mentioned, a lot will depend on what you have to pay to get it graded and slabbed. If you know a local dealer that will work with you, it might be worthwhile regardless. A single coin might be expensive, but, with a larger lot, the price per coin costs are usually lower. Sometimes you can get a good deal at a good sized coin show where the grading companies have a booth. That can save half the shipping and insurance costs. In the OP's case, unless some of the deposits on the coin will come off, he might get an "environmental damage" or "corroded" tag with "XX details" instead of an actual grade. Grading companies are always a crap shoot. Buyers tend to like them though.
Coins are products of their times, and times change.
The reverse shows corn, wheat, cotton and tobacco. Two crops from the north and two crops from the south.
Yes you’re right, I finally read the full wiki last night. Disappointing!
3 years, but, good luck finding an 1856. I'm still looking for my first of any year.
