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1888-S Seated Liberty quarter (w/grading poll)

lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I think this is my twelfth purchase for the 19th century VF-XF Basic Type Set.

I had $40-ish in eBay Bucks to burn. This coin cost me $30-ish in addition to that. Not including the eBay Bucks, it cost me $32.10, to be precise. I liked it for the CircCam contrast, of course.


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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,708 ✭✭✭✭✭
    35

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For the record, I went with the neutral option in the poll, though if one twisted my arm hard enough and forced me to pick a grade, I'd probably go 35, if it were somebody else's coin. So far that seems to be the majority opinion, too, it would seem.

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  • robertprrobertpr Posts: 6,862 ✭✭✭
    A very eye-appealing example. Nice pick up!
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted XF40 w/o looking at the enlarged photos. Now I see that those obv fields are bit light in color and sort of look wiped/brushed/"improved." Could still be an XF40 but
    would not be surprised if slightly netted down to VF35 for those fields. Much of the coin is darkish so I would check to see if there's any crud, corrosion, env damage lurking there.
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted 35.
  • magikbillymagikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭
    Hi LM,

    I did not vote. The surfaces look a little odd, the color - I dunno, but I think someone did a little something somewhere.

    Best,
    Eric
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Eh, yeah, maybe a bit of the old wiperoo in the past.

    Think I can live with it, regardless. Especially for 32 bucks.

    It'll do for my mostly raw VF-XF set. I look forward to checking it out in hand. Will probably reimage (scan) it then.

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  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    XF40 with the contrasting toning I love.

    Kudos.

    Tyler
  • BustHalfBrianBustHalfBrian Posts: 4,190 ✭✭✭✭
    I said 40, but it could net at 35 for those scratches on the obverse
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I vote EF40... Cheers, RickO
  • bosco5041bosco5041 Posts: 1,303 ✭
    I go with EF 40 details, I agree it does look wiped very lightly but maybe not in hand.
  • clevegregclevegreg Posts: 909 ✭

    Love the look..nice pickup Rob!

    I would venture 35 or 40...looks like it has a lot of meat left.

    Greg
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Lots of detail that pops, love it.
    Becky
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I said 40, but it could net at 35 for those scratches on the obverse >>

    I'm hoping that's just a toning streak or mark going from Liberty's right elbow to Star #5, and not an actual scratch. But I guess it could be an old hairline.

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  • sniocsusniocsu Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭
    35. But I could see it getting a 40 on a good day.
  • GotTheBugGotTheBug Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You are going to have to add another title to your coin identity - you should also be known as Sir Cam!

    I never used to pay any attention to low grade circulated stuff in general - now I'm always trying to find circulated cameo pieces - with not much success so far, but the hunt is fun image
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,673 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>You are going to have to add another title to your coin identity - you should also be known as Sir Cam!

    I never used to pay any attention to low grade circulated stuff in general - now I'm always trying to find circulated cameo pieces - with not much success so far, but the hunt is fun image >>

    Thanks for that.

    Hey, small-budget guys like me need some kind of gimmick to stand out in the crowd, right? image

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,013 ✭✭✭✭✭
    an xf 40 would be nice image

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