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New purchase 1854 seated liberty quarter, what do you think?
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I just picked up for $50- this 1854 seated liberty quarter arrows at date, no rays.
I think this is a Vf and maybe even a details grade (obverse her face looks a little funky to me)
What do the members involved with this series think?
Thank you in advance. 🙂
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I like the coin except for the scratch. Don’t know about the price (too lazy to look it up 🤪)
In general, a nice old coin... Might get details if submitted due to that scratch.... Cheers, RickO
VF-25 details, but probably won’t get a straight grade because of cleaning. The area around Ms. Liberty’s arm that is holding the pole displays the original color. If the coin had original surfaces, the scratch might slip through given the grade.
VF20, scratched, burnished. (I don't use the VF25 grade as few seem to want to pay any premium for it.) It is OK for a budget album collection. I wouldn't have paid anything close to $50 for it.
I think it would be a good choice for an album type set.
I have been collecting Seated 25c since the 1990s. 1854 with arrows is a common date in a series that doesn't have many. Common dates in this series are difficult to sell unless they are choice examples that someone might buy as a single example of the type. When many examples of a given date are available, and only a few collectors attempt to complete the set by date, buyers will be fussy and pursue only the nicest examples at a given grade level. The scratch and small rim bumps are therefore a detriment on this VF30 details example, which would be hard to sell at a show. Inevitably, coins like this will be pursued by value buyers who want to get something for less than price guide values. A few minor defects wouldn't be the end of the world if it was an 1849-O or 1871-cc, two of the rare dates in the series.
Don’t like it - scratched. Try to get nice slabbed ones.
Nice pocket piece. This is my pocket piece…
