Help with your opinion of a grade on this SLQ
Kirk222
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Kirk222
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Kirk222
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I don't like the strike. Everything else appears to look nice for the grade (based on pics)
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Looks like very nice luster, overall the details look a tad better than MS62 but I would never call that a FH. Seems like a coin that the graders didn't agree on and instead of MS63 no FH they went with MS62 and gave the designation.
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I wouldn't consider this to be a full head. Not close. Nice otherwise.
I just bought a partial set (broke up and sold)of 63-66 FH SLQ' this coin appears to have nice luster for a 2, but really minimal, if not lacking as a full head coin.
Not a Full Head to me either, no "ear hole". Here is what our host has to say about the designation;
1917-1930 Type II Style Head
In mid-year 1917, a major modification occurred in the entire design, with the head detail totally changed. Now there is a distinctive helmet-like cap with a three-leaved (or sprigged), wreath; an outline that runs down the face and curves back below the ear; hair detail that is cordlike; and a lower hair curl. Sometimes, in a less complete strike, this curl merges with the hairline, and leaves only a small, round hole for an ear.
For the FH designation, 90 to 100 percent of the detail intended must be present. In most cases, this means there must be three complete and distinct leaves present (they must be separate from each other and the other details of the hair, with only the slightest blending); the hairline must be distinct all the way around the face; the hair detail will be distinct, although some slight weakness or blending is allowed; and the lower hair curl, or in the case of a slightly weaker strike the ear hole, must be visible. If any of the above is not present to the degree specified, the Full Head designation will not be assigned.
The left photo illustrates a 100% Full Head on a Type II Quarter. Note the exceptionally distinct hairline, the three separate sprigs and the lower hair curl below the ear. The middle photo shows the minimum required detail for a Full Head designation on a Type II. You can still see a complete hairline, three leaf sprigs and the center hole for the ear. On the photo at right, the hairline has blended with the forehead, and the sprigs are no longer totally visible. Of course, far less detail is often seen on the "flat" heads, sometimes with nothing but an outline of the head visible.
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There is no way I would grade that coin a Full Head! If I was the seller I would also state that in the description!
Under magnification there might just be the tiniest of a dot there as the "ear hole." Or maybe not. I've had some borderline ones a tad better than this one with a more defined "dot" as an ear hole. And upon resubmission to both services, it would come back as either FH or not about half the time. Nice coin for a 62. You have to be the judge on the strike premium. Call it FH or no FH. Either way there's a proper price for a coin with 85-90% strike details. 1926-S is not a date you normally expect to find in a FH holder with 95-100% FH detail. Fwiw, I like the coin too.
Looks like a 64- but a liner on the head details.
Although I've never been big on strike designations.
Doesn't look like a Full Head to me ... but I still like the coin.
Shield is too weak for my liking. Looks better than a 62 though.
Really nice looking coin with lots of luster.... Does not look FH, but that designation is not always critical... well, for profit seekers, it is....If you like the coin (I think it is a nice SLQ), then be happy and enjoy it. Cheers, RickO
About an average strike for a 26-S and not close to a full head. I have seen very few well struck 26-S's with or without full heads. Here is a pretty well struck one.
Well struck 1926 s Quarters are few and far between. A well struck 1926 d with a FH is even more scarce. The 1926-s coin you have identified does not have a FH.
I agree. Good luck finding one of these in a FH holder, that is truly FH, and doesn't have a huge price premium attached. And as TDN has often noted, what good is a well struck head - close to full head - if other details aren't even close to fully struck?