My first thought looking at the pic, and before I read any of this long thread, was MS63 tops.
Good luck. I hope I'm wrong on that.
At any rate, you still got a nice coin for the price you paid, regardless of where the grade actually falls.
"Lenin is certainly right. There is no subtler or more severe means of overturning the existing basis of society(destroy capitalism) than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and it does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose." John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff
<< <i>I hesitate to post this...but...seems to me there have been a few verrrry deceptive fakes kicked back by the tpg's for this date. Just mentioning FYI.
thecointrader >>
Thanks for the FYI... But I don't think comes into play here. We shall see when I get the coin in hand.
The scoop I heard on the fake 1934's were that they were extremely sharply struck, to the point of looking very unusual, and having a too-sharp, knife-edged rim. This doesn't look to be one of those - but not much point in speculation until it arrives to the buyer.
Whenever I have purchased a coin that had been imaged w/ a heavy angle, I have ALWAYS been dissapointed. There is reason the seller chose to photo the coin that way. If it was a real blazer, why not take the photo from dead on and make it larger? The coin appears to have nice luster, but the angle is a dead giveaway for some defects on the obverse.
Thanks for the article, but I see no mention of Heavy Motto or Light Motto 34's, only regular mottos. But I will be sure to check it out. Thanks for that link.
<< <i>Whenever I have purchased a coin that had been imaged w/ a heavy angle, I have ALWAYS been dissapointed. There is reason the seller chose to photo the coin that way. If it was a real blazer, why not take the photo from dead on and make it larger? The coin appears to have nice luster, but the angle is a dead giveaway for some defects on the obverse. >>
Photos are one of the hardest things to do in the coin industry if you ask me. More people know how to grade, then know how to take a good photo. I think he was trying to bring out the luster, which he did rather nicely. Only way to know how I did is to have the coin in hand. I will be sure to post updates.
The counterfeit 1934 quarters that had been mentioned earlier were all produced with the medium motto, are exceptionally attractive and share the same reverse with well-known 1932 counterfeit quarters. I would have no hesitation as to the veracity of this coin; but I would wonder about its grade until in-hand.
Russ, for you and others who might not be familiar with this niche, the light motto is identical to what appears on the 1932 hubbed quarters. An easy way to distinguish between the other mottos is that the medium motto has the vertex of the W below the outer two arms and the heavy motto has the vertex of the W extended beyond the outer two arms.
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Good luck. I hope I'm wrong on that.
At any rate, you still got a nice coin for the price you paid, regardless of where the grade actually falls.
John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff
thecointrader
Hot dam, I DID IT! I FINALLY DID IT. MY FIRST SEMI BIG PIC
Congrats Bruce.
<< <i>Hope this works. Looks sorta like this one
Nice coin Boom whats the grade on it?
<< <i>I hesitate to post this...but...seems to me there have been a few verrrry deceptive fakes kicked back by the tpg's for this date. Just mentioning FYI.
thecointrader >>
Thanks for the FYI... But I don't think comes into play here. We shall see when I get the coin in hand.
<< <i>Fakes? For what? The LM, HM, RM ... what? News to me.
I was thinking the same thoughts. I have not heard a thing about this...
<< <i><< Fakes? For what? The LM, HM, RM ... what? News to me. >> >>
He must be thinking of some other coin, like possibly the 32-D fakes running around.
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<< <i><< Fakes? For what? The LM, HM, RM ... what? News to me. >> >>
He must be thinking of some other coin, like possibly the 32-D fakes running around. >>
Thats all I could come up with as well, secondly how would you fake one of these?
<<He must be thinking of some other coin, like possibly the 32-D fakes running around>>
No, I don't think he was thinking of some other coin. I believe that there are fake 1934's.
<< <i><< Fakes? For what? The LM, HM, RM ... what? News to me. >>
<<He must be thinking of some other coin, like possibly the 32-D fakes running around>>
No, I don't think he was thinking of some other coin. I believe that there are fake 1934's. >>
Got any examples?
<<Got any examples? >>
See here for information.
<< <i><<No, I don't think he was thinking of some other coin. I believe that there are fake 1934's. >>
<<Got any examples? >>
See here for information. >>
Thanks for the article, but I see no mention of Heavy Motto or Light Motto 34's, only regular mottos. But I will be sure to check it out. Thanks for that link.
<< <i>Whenever I have purchased a coin that had been imaged w/ a heavy angle, I have ALWAYS been dissapointed. There is reason the seller chose to photo the coin that way. If it was a real blazer, why not take the photo from dead on and make it larger? The coin appears to have nice luster, but the angle is a dead giveaway for some defects on the obverse.
Photos are one of the hardest things to do in the coin industry if you ask me. More people know how to grade, then know how to take a good photo. I think he was trying to bring out the luster, which he did rather nicely. Only way to know how I did is to have the coin in hand. I will be sure to post updates.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Which motto is this one?
Russ, NCNE >>
Thats a Regular or Medium Motto. Thats the most common one. Nice looking coin.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>Bummer. I was hoping I'd be rich.
Russ, NCNE >>
Still a nice coin if you ask me. Looks like that coin has a shot at MS66. I like that coin.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson