Coin has very nice surfaces. Just the luster is a bit subdued, 3/5 on my scale. it's my duplicate and my other has nicer luster but a few tone spots. I'm trying to find some duplicates to sell. Should this coin go to CAC first? Should it even be tried for a 67rd? I hate selling coins and then later seeing someone else upgrade them.
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But, I'm far from a Gem quality Lincoln Cent expert because I don't buy them and never marketed them as a dealer. I like Brown or R&B cents that are more stable, and my favorite grade is MS-64.
As an aside I note that MS65RD price is largely unchanged for about the last 30 years!!
I could be wrong, but I suspect that if you did send it to PCGS not as a crackout, but as either a Regrade or Reconsideration, they’ll take into account the VAST pricing differential of a 67RD vs. 66RD (CAC Price Report of $422 for a 66RD vs. $7,500 for a 67RD). In theory that shouldn’t come into play.
Not an apples to apples comparison, but here’s a True View of my very common 1935 (not 35-S), graded 67+ w/CAC:
Steve