Recent purchase
mtnman
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I bought a 1914-S Barber quarter. PCGS G4. The dealer claims the coin is part of the Enfield Collection. As it is not mentioned on the PCGS slab I think that would be impossible to prove. A low mintage Barber quarter PCGS G4 with a Green Bean is pretty cool to me. 
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A nice old quarter... did it's time in commerce and served well. No idea about the provenance, not something I follow. Cheers, RickO
Nice barber! What's with the hairlines on the obv, surprised it got into a straight-grade holder.
That kind of friction is quite common on heavily circulated coins, and Barbers in particular.
The hairlines appear to be on the holder.
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Strong obverse, yet a bit puzzled as to how the reverse rim qualifies for a GD04.
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And a Green Bean to boot. Go figure.
I think you already answered your question. The obverse.
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Never heard of the Enfield collection
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There look to be a fair number of hairlines/hairline scratches on the coin, itself.
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I have no problems with the assigned grade, but I’d still insist on full rims if it were my money on the line.
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The Green Bean shows as much wear as the coin itself. Barely can make out CAC.
That's just the hologram lighting (or lack thereof).
AG3 by my standards. The worn rims on the reverse are far too pronounced to justify a G4.
That is because the green bean is only AG
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Perhaps you can start another TPG called "CRaP" with a sticker that tells everyone how much their coin is overgraded by?
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It looks like a nice coin.
There are two issues I see that some folks are having with the piece and they are 1) that some folks argue with the grade and state that a G4 should have complete rims throughout and 2) that the hairlines on the coin might preclude a straight grade or may indicate a past cleaning.
My take on these issues is that PCGS has for a very long time handed out the G4 grade to Barber coins with similar (or less strong) rims and, as such PCGS is grading according to established PCGS standards. Whether or not that agrees with the standards of each of us is different than PCGS consistency. Also, on low grade coinage such as this there is often less difference in relief between the devices and the surrounding fields and this can allow the surfaces to act as a magnet for myriad and trivial hairlines. These hairlines do not look in any way like a past cleaning and would likely be near (or completely) invisible at different angles. Again, I have no issue with the straight grade.
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Congratulation on the new purchase. I like the looks of it , nice color. Nothing wrong with low grade coins they can be just as nice.