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The weakness on the 1908 is normal for the date. I’ve never seen one that had detail there. I have seen some conservative grading for 1908 quarter eagles because, perhaps, the graders didn’t realize that.

I agree that both pieces look better than AU-58. The 1927 has what appears to be a rub on the slab on the top of the wing area, which is a grading diagnostic area.

Unusual looking images, contrast, color and the reverse details in the wing on the 1908 seems to be inconsistent. I would rather not offer an opinion as I suspect they both may look different in hand.

Looks as if they were graded-hope the results met your expectations.

I can’t grade these worth a hoot, which is why I trust CAC to do it for me. The only thing I could say when I looked at both in the OP is that both had nice cheeks. To me, look at the cheek first, if it passes, then the rest of the coin. Then look for the green sticker…………. Nice coins!

From original photo I was going to guess 63, but got here late to the game. I bet you would have no problem selling the coin at 58 price.
Jim

@Coinscratch said:

@MFeld said:

@Coinscratch said:

@MFeld said:
Having it in hand, what do you grade it?

Great question and one that I cannot answer with much certainty so for now I'll go with the label. It's a new series of nuances for me. Taking back from the responses and my now closer look I can tell you that it has cartwheel luster but not the kind of frosty skin akin to a 67 so I'm not yet sure where the line falls between AU/MS.

I just took this pick w/o any tweaking of the lights, what say you?

The obverse looks 62, shot 58. The reverse is hard to see.😉

My bad.

Now I can see 58.

@happycollecting said:
Agree with EOC that modern caps are very hard to find. Here is one on Idaho.

Great pics, turns the coin into a damn bottle cap. Very cool.

@erscolo said:
An interesting snippet of history. Education is key in 2025, just as it was in 1986, 1947, 1908 and beyond.

I was just getting “serious” with collecting walkers around 1986 or so. It didn’t take long to realize gem late date walkers were both abundant and overpriced, relative to the legitimately scarce early dates. Yes the short set of late dates was popular, but with mint state rolls still turning up, it seemed crazy to be paying ~$500 for these, when I could get the early dates in XF/AU for the same money.

Got this at the FUN show from @alefzero. At the PCGS lunchin, I sat with @messydesk and later stopped by his table to get a great trueview. Hope to send it to CAC soon. 50/50 on it stickering.