Needed opinion on 1935-D Washington Quarter

Whitewashqtr

Curious to know what you guys honestly think about this RARE date. It is graded in a PCGS holder

1935-D Obverse

1935-D Reverse

keets

hey WW

ask clankeye what he thinks and then just add 2 points!!! i say MS64 but i'm not good on these coins. nice clean obverse fields.

al h.

JY93

I sure do love these old Washingtons, this one looks like a 65 to me but I'm no expert. One of the key dates (great coin).

Placid

Nice coin
I would inspect the D really well even if it's in a pcgs holder.

dbldie55

I take it this is the quarter you mention on the registry forum. I have never heard of a rare date in the Washington Quarter series, but if you say it is I am happy I have a bunch of them.

Whitewashqtr

No.. this is not the coin I mentioned on the Registry Forum. I mentioned that was a clad quarter.

Would I be more correct in saying this is a semi-key / key date rather than rare?

Bikingnut

I'll say MS64. Nice coin overall. I think the rim ding on the obverse may keep it from being a 65. Interesting die crack on the reverse. I see that a lot on the silver Washingtons, although this one is very pronounced. So what was the grade?

Cam40

Doesnt those earlier Washington pieces grade higher than the strike would appear?
I,ve seen a few that looked weakly struck,yet got the(higher) grade due to...either nice surfaces
or just good ol market grading.

That is an interesting die-crack ,through the E ,down along the eagles right wing.
Cool.

edited to add grade opinion....MS66

oreville

MS-65 to me.

Wonderful satiny (frosty) luster which compensates the mid die state coin possibly later die state but the surface, the surface is really nice to me.

1956Quarter

Yes, this is a Semi-Key in the series along with the 34D and 36D. The 32D is the key. Nice coin, I'd say a MS-64. Go for it if the price is agreeable.

dorkkarl

lacks luster, below-average strike, even for denver, i'd say ms-63+. that assumes the luster is'nt a lot nicer than in the scan.

K S

RLinn

No coin is easy to grade from a scan or photo and I think Washingtons are particularly so. Washingtons can have an extremely light toning haze that does not translate well to scans. They are often left looking less lusterous than in reality and the haze can hide that lightest of rub that first occurs at the leading edge of Washington's hairline or at the highest point of the curl over the ear. The rub can be mistaken for a weak strike and vice versus.

That said the coin in question could easily be an AU58 or an MS63/4 IMHO

Clankeye

I will admit that I know the grade of this coin, but will leave it to Whitewashqtr to devulge. I guessed it right, first time I've gotten the grade of a Wash correct lately. Can't tell you, though. It's his coin.

banknote1

MS66??

Whitewashqtr

Thanks everyone for your comments:

Let me describe the coin further because you guys are correct about not be able to truly judge from the scan. Many people's comments about the grade could have been way off because of this.

It has unbroken cartwheel luster on the obverse, although it is weakly struck by the mouth. It does have a rim ding at 2 o'clock that many didnt mention. The reverse is a better strike than the obverse. There are no signs of any significant hits on the reverse (not even in the eagle's breast, as you see many times) but the breast feathers are somewhat weak. There are two small ticks near the bottom of the eagle's wing on the right.

I dont think there would be many 35d's of this quality and I am still not 100% sure its a keeper. The weak points and the ding are a detraction for me.

The coin is from the Walser collection and is graded MS-66.

Any further comments will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks to everyone.

dorkkarl

the luster was the limiting factor in my guess - looked very limited in the digipic.

my observation: yes the '35-D is very difficult in high grade. most are limited by average strikes.

K S

oreville

Still looks like a MS-65, even a PQ to me. The luster is great and I can see it......satiny luster but just enough in imperfections to keep it from a 66 in my view. But I am tough on these quarters.