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Just Bought This Standing Liberty Quarter - Have Questions
MisterBungle
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Just picked up this Standing Liberty Quarter
for my type set. I'll tell you straight up that
this is in a PCGS AU58 holder.
Let me know how you like it, and also can
someone tell me if this is a large or a small
mint mark.
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"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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Should look great in the type set.
Very pretty coin.
You have the large MM.
I don't have close up's of my two 1928-S's,
both varieties are PCGS 65FH.
I'm not too sure what images I have but here goes:
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Thanks for the comments guys!!
I thought this was a large mint mark, but
since I didn't have a small MM to compare
it to, I couldn't be sure.
Yeah, the head is a little flat, but I've seen
much worse on these quarters.
Thanks again!!
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The Standing Liberty Quarter you linked to is the
Type 1, which was only issued in 1916 and 1917.
The Type 1 received complaints because Miss
Liberty's breast was exposed, leading to the
addition of a covering of her breast in subsequent
years.
The reverse was also redesigned from the Type 1
in your link, mostly evident in the realignment of
the stars, with three stars added under the eagle.
Sorry it took so long to answer, but I was gone
most of the day.
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"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
So maybe it takes an Error Guy to take one look at your SLQ and see it's Special!
Your 1928-S has a Early Die State "TearDrop" CUD which started to form under the 2 stars under the W in we trust on the right side of the obverse.
I guess PCGS didn't notice it either?
Not earth shattering as it's small but Happy Monday as you quarters worth easily an extra $50 bucks!
Yes there are 6 mint mark variations on the 1928-S SLQ including the repunched =
S/D, S/S due east, S/S due northwest, large S/ small S, along with a single small S, or a single large S.
Crazy days in the rolling hills in San Fran during the year of 1928!
MFH has it right it's just a single Large S as it extends well above the tip of the point on the star to the right of the mint mark.
Sorry no premium on the mint mark.
Okay ...where's my white cane with the red tip ? Why didn't I see that Tear-Drop ?
Broadstruck - you've got razor sharp eyes for a boy your age...
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Not sure why these CUD's are called a Tear Drop when they are so close to Ms. Liberty's other cheeks... they always just look like a Turd to me!
Wow!! Deja-vu!!
Thanks Broadsturck for resurecting this old post of mine
from January of 2007 in order to give me some ubercool
information.
I had heard of the "Tear Drop" cud errors on SLQ's, but
didn't really know where to look for them. So it's the
area between the first two stars down from the "W" in
"WE", to Miss Liberty's leg, in that depression, Correct??
Also, I had noticed the crack that runs from the base of
the olive branch, through the "N", and to the rim, which
I thought was a cool break, but I had not noticed the
crack which runs from the top of the "8", up to the
platform base and across the base to the rim. There
is another crack which connects with this one just on
the side of her foot, and goes up into her gown, as
well as one more that runs from her gown on the other
side, half way through her foot and stops.
Here is a better photo of the coin. It looks like my
photo skills have improved slightly in the past year.
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"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Enclosed is a jumbo pic of a Non "Tear Drop" 1928-S with almost the same die cracks.
As you look at the right side on the obverse under the shield...
right next to the first star under the W in We Trust.
On this example as Ms. Liberty steps through the gateway of America,
there is a huge vacancy of space between her gown line and the wall.
Now look at your pics as you will see the turd of built-up metal...
that's your Tear-Drop CUD,
which is also common on 1926-S and 1920-S SLQ's along with the 1928-S example you own.
Thanks Broadstruck!!
Great information!!
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"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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Here is a better photo of the coin. It looks like my
photo skills have improved slightly in the past year.
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Holy crap, I'll say. That photo is amazing!
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