1911 D? Quarter Eagle

s4ny

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Sold on eBay last night for $293. Am I the only one who sees the D? I bid it up to $288, then forgot to come back at the
end of the auction and I got outbid by $5. I think it was worth a shot. The seller is a pro with over 10,000 feedbacks, so
hard to believe he would miss the D. (if it is a D)

lostincoins

I do not see a D

pjcoins

i see it but it could just be an illusion on the pic. only way to tell for sure is if you had it in hand. Also the mint mark would be too small

PerryHall

Can you post the obverse pic? Most genuine 1911-D quarter eagles have two diagnostics---scalloping on the reverse at 12:00 from the die hitting the edge of the reeded collar and a wire rim on the obverse from about 12:00 to about 5:00 from the die being slightly misaligned. I don't see this diagnostic in your pic.

rec78

The mm on a lot of these is very light and could possibly be invisible in a photo.

coinbuf

Taken directly from the PCGS coin grading and counterfit detection book.

"Only two dies were used and most of the survivors are from one die combination that offers an infallible diagnostic. The diagnostic is not the wire on the obverse as not all genuine pieces show this characteristic. Rather, it is a short raised vertical die polish line in the recess just to the left of the arrowheads".

Impossible to say for sure but it may be there in the blown up pic.

s4ny

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johnny9434

<< <i>I do not see a D
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i dont see it either.

ricko

I do not see a D.... nor the diagnostic mentioned by coinbuf.... Cheers, RickO

CrustyGold

I do see a D.

mozin

I see the D in DOLLAR, but not a mint mark D.

steveben

if there is a D there...it's in the wrong place and it's really weak. pass.

Exbrit

That is not a mint mark and is not uncommon.