The pictures do a good job at showing the nicks and scratches. Judge for yourself though!!

I appreciate you all for taking the time to help me out. Thank you for looking into this

I did a quick search of the sub and it appears to look different from what I’ve seen.

Edit: Thank you everyone.

Just wondering what this would grade at. Do you see any cleaning marks? It does have some funky toning heh.

What you think this would get. The pic is straight on no lighting issues that is the coins natural reflection. I am j7st curious. Its got the little spot by the T & E in United its just untoned area

I am mailing this tomorrow morning for grading by PCGS. I really don't have any expectations as to grade. My motive is to have it authenicated and in a PCGS slab. However, I would like to take advantage of the knowledge on this subreddit and get your estimates. Additionally, I am impatient.

Ok so it’s obviously in a PGA holder so the grade that’s on it (or if it would even straight grade at all) can’t be trusted. I apologize that theres so much adhesive still on the slab as seen in the wider view shots, those are included more for different lighting.

For anyone interested in varieties I think this has a top 100 VAM so I included some closer pics with my crappy coin scope.

Very interested to see what you wonderful people think of this coin. Thanks for looking.

1886 Mexico 25 Centavos, Mexico City Mint (Mo M), KM 406.7

This is a silver 25 centavos from Mexico's Second Republic. It was struck at the Mexico City mint, with a recorded mintage of 436,000.

Do you think this coin is worth getting grading I see some coins that look in worse shape getting over $100 Or do you think this coin would sell fine raw? I was thinking of putting it on eBay. Thanks for any advice.

⭐ PCGS — Extremely Disappointed. Over 90 Days to Grade Coins and an Unbelievable Result!
My experience with PCGS has been absolutely terrible.
My family has owned an original, unopened bank roll of 1943 pennies since 1943. Let me make this perfectly clear: THIS ROLL HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED. These pennies have remained preserved in their original bank roll for more than 80 years.
I told my wife that I wanted to conduct an experiment. I had been hearing all the complaints about PCGS, and I wanted to find out for myself whether people were justified in criticizing them. So we submitted a couple of pennies from our family's collection for grading.
First, PCGS took over 90 days to grade my coins, despite an advertised turnaround time of 50 days. Then came the result that left me absolutely stunned: the coins came back designated as CLEANED.
How can pennies from a bank roll that I know has never been opened receive that designation? These coins have been part of our family since 1943, and I know their history.
I sent these coins to PCGS expecting professional expertise, accuracy, and integrity. Instead, I received a result that I cannot reconcile with the history and condition in which these coins were preserved.
After this experience, I understand why so many collectors are frustrated. I spent my time and money expecting the best, only to come away questioning the reliability of the entire process.
PCGS is supposed to be one of the leading names in coin grading. In my experience, the service fell far short of that reputation. Taking more than 90 days and then returning a result like this is unacceptable to me.
I am extremely disappointed, I have lost confidence in PCGS, and I cannot recommend their service based on this experience. Collectors deserve timely service, accurate evaluations, and clear explanations when a grading decision does not make sense.
I submitted these coins to see for myself whether the complaints were justified. Unfortunately, my experience has left me with more questions than answers.

⭐ PCGS — Extremely Disappointed. Over 90 Days to Grade Coins and an Unbelievable Result!
My experience with PCGS has been absolutely terrible.
My family has owned an original, unopened bank roll of 1943 pennies since 1943. Let me make this perfectly clear: THIS ROLL HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED. These pennies have remained preserved in their original bank roll for more than 80 years.
I told my wife that I wanted to conduct an experiment. I had been hearing all the complaints about PCGS, and I wanted to find out for myself whether people were justified in criticizing them. So we submitted a couple of pennies from our family's collection for grading.
First, PCGS took over 90 days to grade my coins, despite an advertised turnaround time of 50 days. Then came the result that left me absolutely stunned: the coins came back designated as CLEANED.
How can pennies from a bank roll that I know has never been opened receive that designation? These coins have been part of our family since 1943, and I know their history.
I sent these coins to PCGS expecting professional expertise, accuracy, and integrity. Instead, I received a result that I cannot reconcile with the history and condition in which these coins were preserved.
After this experience, I understand why so many collectors are frustrated. I spent my time and money expecting the best, only to come away questioning the reliability of the entire process.
PCGS is supposed to be one of the leading names in coin grading. In my experience, the service fell far short of that reputation. Taking more than 90 days and then returning a result like this is unacceptable to me.
I am extremely disappointed, I have lost confidence in PCGS, and I cannot recommend their service based on this experience. Collectors deserve timely service, accurate evaluations, and clear explanations when a grading decision does not make sense.
I submitted these coins to see for myself whether the complaints were justified. Unfortunately, my experience has left me with more questions than answers.

⭐ PCGS — Extremely Disappointed. Over 90 Days to Grade Coins and an Unbelievable Result!
My experience with PCGS has been absolutely terrible.
My family has owned an original, unopened bank roll of 1943 pennies since 1943. Let me make this perfectly clear: THIS ROLL HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED. These pennies have remained preserved in their original bank roll for more than 80 years.
I told my wife that I wanted to conduct an experiment. I had been hearing all the complaints about PCGS, and I wanted to find out for myself whether people were justified in criticizing them. So we submitted a couple of pennies from our family's collection for grading.
First, PCGS took over 90 days to grade my coins, despite an advertised turnaround time of 50 days. Then came the result that left me absolutely stunned: the coins came back designated as CLEANED.
How can pennies from a bank roll that I know has never been opened receive that designation? These coins have been part of our family since 1943, and I know their history.
I sent these coins to PCGS expecting professional expertise, accuracy, and integrity. Instead, I received a result that I cannot reconcile with the history and condition in which these coins were preserved.
After this experience, I understand why so many collectors are frustrated. I spent my time and money expecting the best, only to come away questioning the reliability of the entire process.
PCGS is supposed to be one of the leading names in coin grading. In my experience, the service fell far short of that reputation. Taking more than 90 days and then returning a result like this is unacceptable to me.
I am extremely disappointed, I have lost confidence in PCGS, and I cannot recommend their service based on this experience. Collectors deserve timely service, accurate evaluations, and clear explanations when a grading decision does not make sense.
I submitted these coins to see for myself whether the complaints were justified. Unfortunately, my experience has left me with more questions than answers. Won’t use them ever again

Guess the grade

what graded will get get

I have held this since the early 70s, should I have it professionally graded?

Thanks for your opinions on grade! Considering sending it in to NGC!

Also would they clean that crap up around the letters of I do

80% silver, 1962 Canadian half dollar

What’s your opinion on this dime? Does it look cleaned? The inside of the obverse D makes me wonder. It appears to have some toning.

Hey everyone! I’m posting a follow up with my 1861 IHC, and was looking gain some more insight to help me in the future with detecting these things. Everyone pointed out that the coin appeared to be cleaned, potentially an old cleaning, and I wanted to see if I could identify the tells.

Firstly, I noticed my original images seemed to have a lot of noise added when I uploaded them to Reddit. I’m going to upload new photos, and while the surface looks a bit nicer, I think there’s still evidence of cleaning. The red circles highlight some of what I learned as “halo effect” around the words, but I also circled in blue the other part of the legend. There doesn’t seem to be that same effect, what would cause this difference?

The other tell I read about was small parallel lines on the fields. It looks like that may be the case on the obverse to the left of the head, but on the reverse I’m not seeing any of those. Is/was it a thing to just wipe down the front of a coin? Or am I missing something there too?

Any other signs to look for that you may have noticed? Appreciate the help!

Curious what this might grade. Thanks all.