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Some of my favorite coins in my collection

I recently made one of the largest purchases I’ve ever made at auction, and there was one lot I honestly thought I overpaid for at first: a 1956 Philadelphia Mint set.

After getting it in hand and looking through it, I changed my mind completely. The penny in this set is one of the most beautiful cents I have ever seen in my life. The toning is absolutely insane, and I’ve never seen a wheat cent from 1956 with this kind of eye appeal. Based on the look of it, I would not be shocked if it had a minimum MS69-level look, and possibly even something closer to the very top end for a mint-set coin.

The penny also appears to be the best-preserved coin in the package in terms of mint quality, which makes it even more interesting to me. I’ve attached a photo so you can see what I’m talking about.

I’ve never sent a coin in for grading before, even though I’ve had plenty of opportunities to do so. This is the first time I’m seriously considering it. What I’m trying to figure out is simple: would grading this coin actually add enough value to justify the cost?

I’m not looking to get rich off it. I’m not expecting to turn it into some huge profit. I just want to know whether it’s worthwhile to grade from a value standpoint. If I’m going to spend around $100 on grading, I’d want the coin to gain at least that much in market value, or close to it. If not, I’d probably just keep it raw in my collection.

I also tend to organize and preserve slabs better than original packaging, so part of me wants to slab it just because I personally love the coin. But I wouldn’t want to do that if I’m only paying for a fancy holder with no real upside.

Would this be worth sending to PCGS or NGC, or would you leave it in the original mint packaging?

I’m thinking 🤔 PCI Slab toned it

I also got it for a steal at $30

Picked this one up for 66 bucks

Hi, I've been collecting coins for quite some time now but I've only just recently decided to start adding toned coins to my collection. Got a small handful of proof coins with some toning that I know are real, however I'm looking at a shilling on eBay with rainbow toning and I'm just wanting an opinion as to whether this toning is natural or whether it's artificial?

Also if someone can give me some pointers for spotting artificial toning in future, that would be handy.

Picked this one up for 66 bucks

Got this one really cheap a couple years ago considering the color. I’ve had it professionally looked at a few times and all professional opinions say it is natural, so don’t come at me saying it’s artificial!

Its developing quite nicely! Reverse is blast white, a nice contrast imo.

This coin has spent two years in my safe in a pvc free flip, and it has spent three years on the windowsill open to the air, placed with some papers. It’s been fun to watch it change. The next location I’m putting it in is the closet, with my clothing and some other papers. Predictions on future colors?

My newest coin, Is this natural toning?

The ASE gave me a little bit of pause, it just looked a little too perfect. Happy with the results

Most recent pickup :)