1834 Bust Quarter Gamble!
Meltdown
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I purchased this coin last weekend raw in a simple cointainer... A dealer friend of mine has owned it a long time. He showed it to me probably ten years ago and I think it's stunning.
My photo's fall well short of capturing the true golden brown with a little green color... They acually show what looks like wear - It's now on it's way to our hosts for grading. I'm curious what you all think it will grade or won't...
It's the B-4 variety I believe...
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She's a looker alright!
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I’ll guess AU55+ and it’s a nice looking example. If it weren’t for the apparent wear on Liberty’s cheek and jaw, I’d be guessing AU58 or 58+, instead.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Stunning!
Cool coin! This one needs a video. My grade is 62.
I'll say 58.
I was more taken with how clean the coin is.
Very few marks to note.
I like it very much.
looks good to me, love the obverse
Yeah. I'm out of my element here... looking at PCGS images of various grades and cannot come up with a conclusion as I look at mine in hand. Mine certainly has UNC luster...
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This is a PCGS MS61
and here is a AU55
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Usually I am very good at grading from images, but I can't get a grasp of the lighting here. I would need photos taken at a different angle to be sure of a guess. The color palette and unusually smooth surfaces are making me think there are underlying hairlines.
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I don't see any... I've had multiple people (who's opinion I trust) look at it and nobody else did either.
Very nice looking quarter, I really like it! AU58 is my guess. But I wouldn't be surprised to see it in an AU63 holder.
I can guarantee that you won’t see the coin in an AU63 holder, regardless of what anyone thinks it should grade.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Coins like this are why I invented the grade AU-58.
I would be very surprized to see this coin in an MS holder. Tough for me to be sure of 53 or 55. Beauty regardless. Congrats.
Jim
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@jacrispies i spent some time looking over this coin with a loupe Saturday and didn’t see any hairlines.
It is extremely pretty in hand. I am looking forward to hearing what the coin grades.
I think the chin scuffage is extremely accented by my light angle. I was trying to get all of the coin to show the color and holding it off to the side is what allowed me to get that shot. I'm a photog hack with no patience to learn.
its a lovely looking coin and I like it. I would love to see it in hand as I tough to really assign a grade. But my guess is AU55 or 62+. Its all in the chin and whether any rub is showing..... Just my 2 cents.
Best of luck with the submission- This is a tough call from the image. I am thinking 58 as the floor and an MS grade seems possible but I am not betting the ranch or making that call given the images. TPG can be brutal on Bust Quarters.
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Love it!
Crisp, I'd venture a 55 on this one, must look great in hand.
I have seen the coin in hand and I think it's a great one.
I've been gone for the last few days and will be gone for the next few as well but I wanted to chime in.
I told Brian what I think but I'll share it here. It has a look of a mid grade uncirculated for sure. When you first look at the coin without a glass under a light it looks like it could be a 63 or 63 plus easily.
The problem is it's a little bit scruffy on the chin and there's little telltale traces from wear or cabinet friction or rub. I really don't think it ever actually circulated as we think of circulation, and the luster is very thick and natural.
The color could be a little bit problematic because it lays in a potentially questionable spectrum.
I told Brian I think it's a 58+. One of those coins that on any given day might go higher. The preverbial AU62/3. Anything less than 58 is a crime.
My 2 bits.
Well actually it's not ... it's Brian's 😉
And yes @EastonCollection ... I actually think you would like this coin ... a lot. In fact, when I first saw it, you were the one I thoght I'd want to show it to next.
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Hi Todd - you know me well. I love Bust dimes, quarters, half dimes and now Bust Dollars. I really love nice examples with high eye appeal. This 1834 fits the bill.......
Looks like one of those AU-58/MS-61 tweeners to me.
Official PCGS account of:
www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com
Did you seriously invent this grade?
If so, that is cool and kudos to you for having done so.
The Official ANA Grading Guide, published in 1977, had the following upper end grades:
AU-50
AU-55
MS-60
MS-65
MS-70
I was hired by the ANA in 1978 to start their Grading Service as part of the existing Certification Service. Before we opened for business on March 1, 1979, we did several test runs with the cooperation of many major coin dealers. Based on these tests I decided that we needed more grades in the upper ranges. I decided to add AU-58, MS-63 and MS-67. After discussing this with Abe Kosoff, who wrote the grading book, and ANA Executive Director Ed Rochette, we launched the Grading Service with those grades. Eventually the ANA Board of Governors approved them.
PCGS picks up the mail on Saturday's right?
@Meltdown yes they do but they won’t normally show them in the package received portal until Monday in my experience
AU58
UNC details, questionable color
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