Guess The Grade--1837 Classic Head quarter eagle (and what do you think?)--grade revealed

Longacre · February 28, 2007 6:17AM

Please guess the grade and let me know what you think of this coin. I don't own this coin, but wanted to get some thoughts.

rhedden · February 28, 2007 6:23AM

VF-30, and I like the color and surfaces, assuming it isn't wiped or hairlined.

RYK · February 28, 2007 6:23AM

Cleaned, VF-30 details

Pay attention to the ones with the MM on the obverse, not the widgets.

guitarwes · February 28, 2007 6:26AM

VF..........visited with a pencil eraser once?

nice nonetheless...

Aegis3 · February 28, 2007 6:27AM

It's a McCloskey variety B, by far the most common of the three varieties of this year. (Granted, I wonder if there are even 10 1837 quarter eagles which are not this variety.) I'd call it a VF, but likely cleaned a long time ago by someone who was a contemporary with the Chapman brothers or Ed. Frossard.

291fifth · February 28, 2007 6:30AM

VF details, burnished.

DeusExMachina · February 28, 2007 6:32AM

I'm with RYK, cleaned VF details.

I don't like the color and the toning; it’s uneven and looks unnatural.

123cents · February 28, 2007 6:33AM

From the pics it looks cleaned. VF-30.

Baley · February 28, 2007 6:42AM

I think the 1, 8, and 3 were punched into the die at the same time, in 1836 or even 1835, leaving space for the last digit (the die was not hardened for use at that time)

THEN in 1837, the 7 was added to the die and the die was hardened, and then used to mint coins

Aegis3 · February 28, 2007 7:33AM

<< <i>I think the 1, 8, and 3 were punched into the die at the same time, in 1836 or even 1835, leaving space for the last digit (the die was not hardened for use at that time)

THEN in 1837, the 7 was added to the die and the die was hardened, and then used to mint coins >>

Not in 1835. They have a slightly different head.