More MarkView: Which 1890 quarter eagle do you prefer...

RYK

and why and GTG, if you would like...

Longacre

The first. It shows more of the details and scratches. They seem to get washed out in the second picture.

Philly QEs???? What is the world coming to?

Grade: MS-62

mrearlygold

I don't like quarter eagles.

Too undervalued in my opinion

mgoodm3

I love the top one in hand, but the bottom takes a nicer pic. The PL fields show the scrichiness more.

RYK

I don't like quarter eagles.

Yeah, right.

Philly QEs???? What is the world coming to?

Story (and lesson) to follow

mrearlygold

Longacre

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Joker!

You know that I love the QEs, too.

mrearlygold

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Joker!

You know that I love the QEs, too. >>




Way too cheap

TheRaven

I prefer the look of the 1st one of the two.....

Grade MS-62

mrearlygold

One of the greatest sleepers in the coronet quarter eagle series is being taken off my website as I type. And it's a Philly coin. Amazing how nobody picked up on it.

It's going northbound.

millennium

I like the contrasts of the first one, even though it shows more of the imperfections...Nice coin!

LanLord

I like neither, and I like both.

They seem to show a lot of action in the fields and the first one on the face too.

I like gold, and QEs are a pretty cool denom, but ... just too many distractions.

mirabela

I like the top coin better. I'm sort of a sucker for PL AU gold, scritches and all.

TheRaven

I have been looking for a PCGS MS-62 Liberty QE for my type set.....

One of these days.....

These coins seem difficult to find that is for sure.....

bennybravo

Definitely the top. Much better color and contrast IMO.

bennybravo

BTW, I also think it's a nice 62.

PerryHall

I prefer the second one since the first one is all marked up.

BECOKA

I like the color of the first one and the grade of the second.

Longacre

Which one shows the color of the actual coin best?

RYK

Which one shows the color of the actual coin best?

These are two different coins.

Both are graded PCGS AU-58.

The second coin was the first gold coin I ever purchased (actually, my father purchased it for me). It was selected from a Stack's catalog with the following description: "AU satin-like". Of course there was no photo and the price was $175. I remember thinking that the grease spot above the head was a big scratch, and I was always a little disappointed with the coin.

Years later, when I got back into coins, I had the coin previewed by an ANACS grader. He told me that the coin had been cleaned (very light hairlines on the portrait), and they net-graded the coin XF-45. Later, I had a PCGS freebie to use, so I cracked the coin out of the ANACS holder and submitted the coin to PCGS, where it graded AU-58. I think that this grade is appropriate.

The second coin was purchased from CollectorCoins (Steve) from the BST. It has lovely reddish color (almost looks like a red IHC or Lincoln in color), and to the naked eye, none of the scritchiness is apparent.

Longacre

That's bizzare. Look at the scratch on the shield on the reverse. Both are in the exact same spot.

RYK

That is bizarre. Maybe it's a die break. Perhaps Mark can answer that question...

mgoodm3

I figure that it's a die scratch. I'll look at big images later. Only made about 9k of them, how many die pairs can there be?

CharlotteDude

RYK,
before I read your response, I would've guessed the 2nd one was an AU-55/58, but had been dipped. The 1st one, is extremely nice... rich color and all that. I definitely dig the 1st one.

the 'dude

coinlieutenant

#2. I love that look on gold. I would bet the coin is semi PL. My dad has a 87-S 20$ that has the exact same color.

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MikeInFL

I like the first photo and coin better, although it does accentuate the hits.

I'll guess AU 58 for each, although I would not be surprised if either was MS 61 or 62....

Edited to add: Great coins, too! Thanks for sharing...>Mike

DickyBetz

MS61

mgoodm3

I promised some pics of the shield. Looks like a die gouge/scratch.

RYK

Looks like a die gouge/scratch.

Agree, and it also looks like my next icon.

RYK

Longacre: That's bizzare. Look at the scratch on the shield on the reverse. Both are in the exact same spot.

Mgoodm3: I promised some pics of the shield. Looks like a die gouge/scratch.

You guys have discovered something. The 1890 MS-63 in the Heritage sale had the same die gouge.

ibzman350

<< <i>Longacre: That's bizzare. Look at the scratch on the shield on the reverse. Both are in the exact same spot.

Mgoodm3: I promised some pics of the shield. Looks like a die gouge/scratch.

You guys have discovered something. The 1890 MS-63 in the Heritage sale had the same die gouge. >>




You guys are sharp.




Herb

RYK

Hey, lookie, my new one also has the die gouge on the shield:

Dennis88

Are you hoarding them?

Nice coins

Longacre

The overall color on the first one looks a little off on my screen. The bottom one is sharper, but I am not sure if it shows its color correctly. The pics are a lot better than I can do, though.

I would guess the first is MS61 and the second is MS62.


Why are you slumin' with quarter eagles? No one collects those.

mrearlygold

Amazing what photography can do with coins

Longacre

I didn't realize this was an old thread. At least I am (somewhat) consistent with my grades.