How To Grade Wheat Pennies - Do You Know How?

Grading 1909 To 1958 Pennies - I Understand The Struggle. It's not easy grading pennies or cents, they're small and most are darker in patina, referred to as "brown". Copper is a highly reactive metal as well as the alloy bronze, which is mostly copper, so pennies can quickly corrode, have environmental damage, artificial toning and be cleaned and retoned or just plain ugly.
Then you have to worry about counterfeit key dates and common dates, I have two videos on this YOU need to watch.
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[@MarkA-Coins]

Thank you Daniel. You have put together a very in depth study of grading Lincoln Cents and have provided so much information !!

[@CoinHELPu]

Grading 1909 To 1958 Pennies - I Understand The Struggle. It's not easy grading pennies or cents, they're small and most are darker in patina, referred to as "brown". Copper is a highly reactive metal as well as the alloy bronze, which is mostly copper, so pennies can quickly corrode, have environmental damage, artificial toning and be cleaned and retoned or just plain ugly. Then you have to worry about counterfeit key dates and common dates, I have two videos on this YOU need to watch. Link as follows: Grading MS67 and MS68 Cents kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKvdgJt7frF8iq8 Common Date Counterfeit Cents kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4GlmIR_irt0btU Buy Coins From Us: portsmouthcoinshop.com/ Help Community Coin Value App: coinauctionshelp.com/coincollectingapps/ Mint Error App: errorcoins.coinauctionshelp.com/wordpress/

[@ray8304]

Very important video for someone like myself that is trying to get as much knowledge as possible about the various parameters that affect coin valuation. I started saving every coin I found in my pocket change dated 1970 and earlier about 12 years ago. As a result I have amassed quite a tidy sum of all different dates and denominations. I have found some that are in remarkable condition and can not believe they were in circulation for their entire existence. I am most concerned about the cleaning aspect as I have been careful not to use any chemicals polishes or pads etc. I have on some of them used a soft cloth and a little warm water and a tiny bit of dish soap to remove surface oils and dirt then a gentle rinse with a cloth and water then pad dry. A few of these the original patina came out with a beautiful finish and tones but I’m concerned that I may have crossed the line with what is acceptable. Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏 Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge and insight. 👍

[@chiefstacker6343]

Outstanding explanation & examples. Thanks Daniel !! Self grading coins takes lots of practice & patience for sure, but absolutely necessary prior to sending into a third party grading company.

[@Marvdavis1644]

Hey Malone I have a black penny and it's silver underneath. Doesn't look like it was altered. Looks like punched on wrong planchet

[@mikegruber3888]

​@@Marvdavis1644weigh it

[@mojavegold-]

Very detailed in-depth explanation! I don't typically collect most types of modern coins - but I do get them in sometimes. I am always shocked whenever I guess at a probable grade, and a grading company somehow actually agrees with me. The Red Book is a good general guide for a rough estimate only. Online guides are all over the map for more subtle differences.

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

Absolutely beautiful video Daniel! I truly appreciate the effort you made to produce different grades and conditions to ascertain what grade your wheat cent is. I bought a 1909S VDB in VF 20 in a green holder. I had an ANA book on grading and one of the characteristics of a VF 20 is the evidence of cheek separation on the cheekbone. I mean it didn't look like there was full separation, there was barely enough to make the technical grade. I learned a lot from that book and wanted to ask you sir how much weight you place on that book. ANA grading standards.

[@wandlbaker]

As a hobby numismatist I only grade my coins to the letter. I do not grade to the number. BUT, I also do not have any higher value coins (my best is a 1945 micro S dime in AU). That is what the grading companies job is, to grade it to the number. Great information Daneil. Thanks.

[@terryburner1511]

For myself photo grading normally gets you ballpark close in grading, minus any cleaning or improper handling. Just my 2 cents

[@Supercheeseburger666]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing, Daniel ! 👍

[@aishayana4298]

Hello Daniel, Can’t tell you how much I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us utubers, Thank you. Something I wanted to share. Say I have a Capital board in front of me with coins from 1909-1934. I find it’s so much easier if I pop out all the coins and arrange them on a tray from G4- AU58. I go from more worn to less worn. Then I look at your how to grade Lincoln cents and assign them a grade from G4-AU58. These are the ones that I don’t have enough confidence with. To me Mint State coins are easy. Thank you so much for being my teacher ! 😊

[@kristinebailey86]

This is fabulous as I would consider three of brown maybe a very good LoL I personally considered them a fair .

[@WayneLarned]

Learning from each video..especially cent grading

[@robertdunne7142]

Excellent video, very educational.

[@borisperez3129]

Great visual help. Coin U

[@michaelshields5921]

Thank you Danial , good visual aid . Still learning I appreciate your time and effort .

[@DDepukat]

Great video. I can try grading my penny collection. Thank you

[@donaldpfeffer8231]

Great video it helps us polish up our grading skills

[@lindachick8889]

Really nice video Daniel. I have so much to learn and appreciate your content. 😊

[@flippensweet3]

Thank you. I did not know that the lower grades went in intervals of 5.

[@alwaysseekingsilver]

Only VF and XF

[@paulbegansky5650]

Great instruction on grading.

[@the_big_dog813]

Very helpful video, thanks Daniel.

[@buyystocks]

ty very much for this.

[@ronyoung3699]

Another great video, Daniel. Very interesting and informative about how coins received their grades and how each grade has a subtle difference between grades. Thanks for showing us the difference.

[@Paramjitnumismatic]

Thanks Sir

[@carlcaruso33]

When grading the higher end coins, I reckon much of it comes down to overall eye appeal. It's so so subjective and it's why aesthetics of the specimen overall play a big part on those "slider" type coins. So many times I got Morgans returned at a AU58 and its just like getting kicked in the groin lol. Sorta.. I just won't send a coin in unless it's in MS condition, barring it being a coin of true significance like The 09 vdb S, 69 S DDO etc. Great video, grading coins is not easy esp in the MS tier. I know the grading companies just do not have the time, resources to triangulate in their grading process .. meaning that 3 people grade the coin, each not knowing others opinion. Take the three grades and a consensus could be determined rather a single perspective, would be one way for a better, more objective and fair result🤷🙏🕉️

[@_CYB0RG_]

Lighting is a HUGE factor in accurate grading.

[@thebrainreigns1858]

Good morning Podna !

[@NancyDunnDunn]

Thank you so much sir this was so informative. I wish most people were nice as u are but I'm afraid that ain't going to happen. You are a fine person sir if I can ever help you just let me know, when I learn how to send pics maybe u wil let me know if I have anything

[@CoinHELPu]

I don’t offer a service where you send me pics. You use the coinhelpu community. Thanks

[@mtp358]

Very interesting & informative! Thanks! Most of the wheaties, were given to me are in vg-f and over the years I was able upgrade quite a few along with the flying eagle & Indian pennies...

[@Humble_Bee.]

Your content is so invaluable!!! Thank you!!😁

[@resipsa8343]

Another superb tutorial!

[@Susanjilek1953]

Great information. Thank you for your time.

[@phillipthiebjord]

Thanks for sharing Daniel. I appreciate the time you take to put together these educational videos. Hope you have a great weekend. 😎👍

[@ajaibkhana-5999]

very informative thanks Daniel

[@anthonysacco1547]

Good Man, thank you very much !!

[@jscottd]

Excellent info, thanks Daniel.

[@jeffkeller9009]

Thanks, great video.

[@domingodeanda233]

Awesome data, thanks Daniel

[@KimberlyStires-p8j]

excellent ❤lesson with great pics

[@michaeldowden9196]

So much to learn thank you Daniel.

[@scotthansen9081]

You have some of the most useful videos I have seen online. Very fun and informative

[@CoinHELPu]

Thank you!

[@SHOCKWAVEDAVE]

Great information and presented so we can understand. Putting the info to use now. Thank you.

[@tomvayne7578]

Outstanding explanation Dan

[@akbarfarzin9857]

Even GOLD if you keeping it in different environment change the color!!!that why they sent to a specialist to clean 🧼 the GOLD !!!! With out damaging it !!!!!

[@Ross-b2z]

I have a 1917 D that's dark green. Thanks for the valuable information Daniel. Much appreciated!

[@ExtraSqueaky]

Nice comparison. It would be really nice to have a video just showing the grades, one picture/grade per second.

[@CoinHELPu]

I did that, the whole video is that.

[@alangrund5031]

Amazing. What did the guy watch? Did he fall asleep? @@CoinHELPu

[@marcharkins2882]

Excellent video Daniel

[@_CYB0RG_]

Great video, Daniel !

[@evapayton29]

Thank you for sharing

[@HOBOWITHACENT]

You the man Daniel💪

[@Chilliam13]

I have a 1909-s VDB with some slight corrosion around the edges. Should I clean it or leave the corrosion on? Either way, will it corrode even more if I leave it that way. I really need to know.

[@Demy1970]

I find a lot of them metal detecting, not worth grading, a lot of times the rim is worn down, good video I found a large cent 1790,; totally flat, Liberty Cap. I weighed and measured but no clue on date

[@kilroywasherebutnowhesgone9532]

Coin help u helped Us 😉✌

[@franciscav.8330]

Hi sir how about 1958 penny i have one in good condition really I like know the value of it thank you sir🙏👍👌

[@huntforlife108]

This was the best video you ever done what about 1958 silver Penny do a video only 3 know of I got the 4 one Thanks

[@ulexite-tv]

Well done.

[@robintraina217]

Thanks for all the info , I do believe you help the coin collectors?

[@duhbigcat1848]

Excellent!!! Thank you!!!

[@duhbigcat1848]

I would like to see a similar grading video for Indian Head Cents

[@kevinx310]

Will removing dirt enhance the value or decrease the value?

[@EricTampos]

Sir my coin 7705 how to find a value at how much price

[@AbubakarNitel]

I have this coin penny 1966 1988 1975 1974 1980 1981 1984 1991

[@blindjoker2639]

I have manny penny and other country coins can u help me

[@wintonthornton4191]

I have a 1943 Lincoln steel penny no mint mark on it I won't to seal for 15000.00

[@CoinHELPu]

I have several without a mint mark, that means they where struck at Philadelphia, there's millions without a mint mark out there.

[@craigwinans1948]

When you are referring to the cleaned coins were they polished or just had the dirt removed?

[@CoinHELPu]

I wasn't referring to just debris being removed but those are not the only two ways a coin can be cleaned.

[@upholdthesecond92]

👏GREAT INFORMATION 👏

[@mattritchie7131]

thanks for the info👍👍

[@Rob-sx8ek]

The difference between getting a 66 or a 67 is who you know? I'm sure certain big customers will get that extra 1 when most wouldn't.

[@CoinHELPu]

No, it doesn't happen that way, human grading is just an opinion based on experience with other coins of similar grades. Just happens they will eventually grade a coin registry grade when they think it appears to be that grade and not because of who sent it.

[@Rob-sx8ek]

@@CoinHELPu that's good to know. I've always wondered about that.

[@CoinHELPu]

I do think they kinda protect their registry set grades, seems one almost always gets one point lower.

[@Anger_Inside_Out]

15:15 “DO SCREENSHOTS”

[@Shokirat73]

Do u doing coin grade???

[@AbubakarNitel]

I from Nigeria

[@sftommy01]

No mention of the bow tie. At higher grades the bow tie and lapel can indicate the degree of die wear. A perfect three-dimensional bow tie is something to look for.

[@CoinHELPu]

No grading guide mentions a bow tie. Where did you get that? A coins grade is determined by a pattern of wear and in MS by the amount of contact marks. Not how well it is struck. Even FS nickels can be low or high grade as can non FS nickels.

[@sftommy01]

@@CoinHELPu just a personal preference....I always look at the bow tie....if it's there the way I describe, 3D, I will pay more...on any date strength and definition of the lapel lines, same way...I assume early die states do better in preserving these details on some higher-grade cents.

[@samflanagan289]

I need it help

[@chadbenner6316]

Excellent lesson here! I find the drawings in Brown and Dunn along with those found in the old ANA books to be easier than the photo grades for me. Thank you for the content!

[@ArchieFields-l5b]

How much is au 50 and au 58 worth

[@CoinHELPu]

No one can price coins without knowing the date and mint mark and eye appeal and grading company.

[@akbarfarzin9857]

The Most of very old coins 🪙 got clean !!!! With out get damaged easy to Finding out !!!!!!even the some pictures that you are showing!!!!

[@harrybond1485]

Huh?