Worth grading gold 50p with Mark on?

[Mike22]

Hi all, I have 2016 Beatrix potter proof 50p. Unfortunately when you look closely there is a small vertical line under the 'I' in Beatrix. Is it still worth grading?

[ArgentSmith]

probably not... @GoldDiggerDave ?

[Orpster]

Likely a daft question but are you sure its a scratch.  I have had coins with similar looking marks and when I have carefully opened the case and used a small bulb air pump have found it was an eyelash or piece of thread on the coin

 

[Mike22]

No, I haven't opened it up to check. I will buy an air pump and have a go.

[GoldDiggerDave]

These are a nice 50p  with grading there is alway a chance you don't get the result you want, even if the coin looks 100% perfect.  It might be a bit of fluff or some residue that's simple enough to remove.  I've conserved a lot worse  If you need it grading I do offer this service. 

[Arganto]

26 minutes ago, Mike22 said:

I will buy an air pump and have a go.

Make sure it's not something that may spray any residue. A plastic pipette (never used for anything previously) works well for a gentle puff (!) of air.

[Mike22]

1 hour ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

These are a nice 50p  with grading there is alway a chance you don't get the result you want, even if the coin looks 100% perfect.  It might be a bit of fluff or some residue that's simple enough to remove.  I've conserved a lot worse  If you need it grading I do offer this service. 

What does your grading involve and how much is it? 

[GoldDiggerDave]

Modern with conservation £65 if you want it grading it might be best if you don't try and remove the mark as the NGC only charge £9 for the service.

 

[LawrenceChard]

2 hours ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

These are a nice 50p  with grading there is alway a chance you don't get the result you want, even if the coin looks 100% perfect.  It might be a bit of fluff or some residue that's simple enough to remove.  I've conserved a lot worse  If you need it grading I do offer this service. 

"a bit of fluff"

Send her round!

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[Stuntman]

Looking closely at your photo, there appear to be various similar marks and therefore I think there's a good chance that they are foreign objects on the face of the coin as opposed to damage to the coin itself.

It's a nice coin and I think other people like the design so I would imagine it's quite saleable.  (Modern proofs and whether grading this one would be worthwhile is not my area of expertise, mind you.)

If it was my coin and I was looking to keep it for the medium to long term, I'd leave it in its original packaging.  But if I was looking to sell, I'd do my research about what a PF70 and a PF69 currently sell for in relation to the ungraded coin in the original packaging.