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Guess the Grade: Seated Quarter - GRADE REVEALED

PatchesPatches Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭
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It does have a numerical grade from our hosts...what do you think it is? I will post the result later. image

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  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,046 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Can't see the obverse very well due to darkness of the pic. I'd call it 45. Nice coin!
  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It does have a numerical grade from our hosts...what do you think it is? I will post the result later. image

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    Tough coin and a date that doesn't come very nice. The disparate obverse toning probably makes it look more worn than it is. I'll say 40. Reverse looks better than that to me.

    Tom

  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    VF-35.
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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    EF-40
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  • bestclser1bestclser1 Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    EF 40
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    EF-40
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  • jhdflajhdfla Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭
    I'm with TPRC
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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,654 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I will go with 40.
  • bosco5041bosco5041 Posts: 1,303 ✭
    Overall EF-40, the reverse seem to be better than the obverse.
  • RichardDawkinsRichardDawkins Posts: 38
    Genuine, heat damage.
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm with the 40 camp.
  • PatchesPatches Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭
    Well thanks for your opinions, I think it's an XF-40 too...nobody got it right. I think it got punished for how dark it is (which is unfortunate). I think the reverse has AU-50 details, and the Obverse VF-35/XF-40 details. There isn't any heat damage, my photography skills would probably get a grade of D- if I was in a class image

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  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,823 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was just scrolling down to the bottom to guess VF-30. I swear... image

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  • PatchesPatches Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭
    one last image of it, a bit brighter:

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,977 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Super nice!!
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    40 or 30........It's a nice coin and tuff date and mm.
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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,991 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks 40 to me.
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The last photos are a big improvement, and like others have said, looks like XF detail for sure.
    I have a nice original 1838 SQ with comparable detail that NGC also graded VF30.....so maybe it's me image
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  • michiganboymichiganboy Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭
    I was thinking 35-40 myself as well, I think they are being kinda tough on darker coins lately.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Perhaps the two tone affect with the legs and arms brighter than the rest of the obverse prompted the graders to take 10 points off. There could also be some limited porosity which prompted a down grade. Years ago NGC body bagged a Seated quarter that looked a bit like this on me. I thought that the body bag was unwarranted, and I sold the coin to a dealer, still at a profit including the lost grading fee, to a wholesale dealer at the very first show I offered it.
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  • coinman23885coinman23885 Posts: 1,126
    Based on the original pictures, I would have guessed EF 40.
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's definitely a 35-40 coin imo. As already mentioned it looks to have been netted down for a somewhat dark obverse and considerable contrasting obv highpoint flatness.
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  • fastfreddiefastfreddie Posts: 2,829 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>one last image of it, a bit brighter:

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    Just for comparison here's my 40 graded by our hosts within the last twelve months. Based on the two, if mine is 40 your's should be 45+. I'd send to CAC and go for the Platinum! Wanna trade? image

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