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What would you grade this 1856-O seated quarter? New pic, video added

NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 15, 2020 4:36PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Picked up this better date/mint quarter last week. I like the original look it has. I'm going with VF30.

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  • I'm going to say between vf 20 or vf25. I think vf 30 might be a little high.

  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Matthew17 said:
    I'm going to say between vf 20 or vf25. I think vf 30 might be a little high.

    My thoughts also.

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,825 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Between the wear, several nicks and cuts in the obv fields and some rim nicks I would call this VF25 netted down to VF20 at best.

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,822 ✭✭✭✭✭

    20.

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't like the rim noise.

  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VF 25-30

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  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,690 ✭✭✭✭✭

    25

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would go with VF25... though likely to details grade if submitted. Cheers, RickO

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,869 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VF25 looks right to me, though I wouldn’t describe it as having an original appearance.

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,691 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VF20 details, burnished, excessive obverse marks in the fields.

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    25 if it grades

  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here is another picture.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,869 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 15, 2020 7:52AM

    It looks cleaned, more obviously so than in the original pictures.

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,691 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The second photos are overexposed and are not good for grading. Note how the marks in the obverse fields seem to have diminished. It also takes on a very "cleaned" look that is probably not accurate.

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    The second photos are overexposed and are not good for grading. Note how the marks in the obverse fields seem to have diminished. It also takes on a very "cleaned" look that is probably not accurate.

    Yes your right, its overexposed. I'll try to take another set of pics using an ott light. So is the consensus here that it had an old cleaning and this is secondary toning?

  • rheddenrhedden Posts: 6,632 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't like the coin that much, but I don't see any cleaning. I think it would go VF20 at PCGS. That being said, 1856-O is one of the more common "O" mint seated quarters, right behind 1840-o No Drapery, so I wouldn't send a VF of this date in for grading.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,869 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinJP said:

    @291fifth said:
    The second photos are overexposed and are not good for grading. Note how the marks in the obverse fields seem to have diminished. It also takes on a very "cleaned" look that is probably not accurate.

    Yes your right, its overexposed. I'll try to take another set of pics using an ott light. So is the consensus here that it had an old cleaning and this is secondary toning?

    We don’t know what the coin actually looks like.

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 15, 2020 11:44AM

    @rhedden said:
    I don't like the coin that much, but I don't see any cleaning. I think it would go VF20 at PCGS. That being said, 1856-O is one of the more common "O" mint seated quarters, right behind 1840-o No Drapery, so I wouldn't send a VF of this date in for grading.

    Good to know Redden. Thanks.

    It's funny though. I never said I was going to submit it for grading. I just wanted some opinions about what other collectors would grade her. I paid about VG10 money if you went by the pcgs price guide.

  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:

    @coinJP said:

    @291fifth said:
    The second photos are overexposed and are not good for grading. Note how the marks in the obverse fields seem to have diminished. It also takes on a very "cleaned" look that is probably not accurate.

    Yes your right, its overexposed. I'll try to take another set of pics using an ott light. So is the consensus here that it had an old cleaning and this is secondary toning?

    We don’t know what the coin actually looks like.

    I know it's hard to give an opinion by just looking at images. Here's a video which may or not give a better view. :)
    https://youtu.be/w7rZFKo7Uj4

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,233 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Vf 25

  • fathomfathom Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VF something. That should straight grade.

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,869 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinJP said:

    @MFeld said:

    @coinJP said:

    @291fifth said:
    The second photos are overexposed and are not good for grading. Note how the marks in the obverse fields seem to have diminished. It also takes on a very "cleaned" look that is probably not accurate.

    Yes your right, its overexposed. I'll try to take another set of pics using an ott light. So is the consensus here that it had an old cleaning and this is secondary toning?

    We don’t know what the coin actually looks like.

    I know it's hard to give an opinion by just looking at images. Here's a video which may or not give a better view. :)
    https://youtu.be/w7rZFKo7Uj4

    It certainly looks better than in the second set of images!

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,603 ✭✭✭✭✭

    20-25 details

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:

    @coinJP said:

    @MFeld said:

    @coinJP said:

    @291fifth said:
    The second photos are overexposed and are not good for grading. Note how the marks in the obverse fields seem to have diminished. It also takes on a very "cleaned" look that is probably not accurate.

    Yes your right, its overexposed. I'll try to take another set of pics using an ott light. So is the consensus here that it had an old cleaning and this is secondary toning?

    We don’t know what the coin actually looks like.

    I know it's hard to give an opinion by just looking at images. Here's a video which may or not give a better view. :)
    https://youtu.be/w7rZFKo7Uj4

    It certainly looks better than in the second set of images!

    Yes it does!

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