arrow & rays quarter, I give up...

ad4400 · January 23, 2009 1:19PM

Without a zoon lens I can't get myself and the camera far enough away to capture the light and thus the true color. At least I think I did a decent job on the detail though. What do you think (about the coin)?

Raybo · January 23, 2009 1:29PM

I really like it!

lathmach · January 23, 2009 1:42PM

What I know is that it's not the Doubled die obverse variety, and it's also not the 1853/4 variety.
It's also a somewhat earlier die state as the only crack I see is at the base of TES in STATES.
It's fairly well struck as most of the centrils in the stars are showing.
It's at least AU condition. I can't tell if it's mint state from the picture.
The heavy hit in the right obverse field is the only real drawback.
All in all, a nice coin.
Just my opinion.

Ray

thisnamztaken · January 23, 2009 1:49PM

Very nice, and it has lots of eye appeal.

Halfhunter06 · January 23, 2009 1:52PM

au 55

richardshipp · January 23, 2009 9:40PM

Really Nice Coin. The only drawback is the hit which I'm guessing kept is as a low MS... say MS62.

Congrats !!!

LeeG · January 23, 2009 9:42PM

Looks like a winner to me!!

Gemini · January 23, 2009 10:26PM

Nice coin I always liked the rays design myself and it must have been a common variety way back when as I have seen buying ads in old catalogs where many dealers would not pay a premium for them. Seems silly today but who knew?

roadrunner · January 23, 2009 11:12PM

The photo comes out quite dark on my computer but I can tell that the high points look full and rounded......so MS imo.

If I had to swag a guess, I'd say MS62 or MS63. The coloration on the rev sort of implies a not messed with coin which is unusual for a mint state 1853 considering 90% or more have been screwed with.

roadrunner

ad4400 · January 24, 2009 3:51AM

<< <i>The photo comes out quite dark on my computer but I can tell that the high points look full and rounded......so MS imo.

If I had to swag a guess, I'd say MS62 or MS63. The coloration on the rev sort of implies a not messed with coin which is unusual for a mint state 1853 considering 90% or more have been screwed with.

roadrunner >>

The extent of my criteria for seated coinage for my AU/MS type set is that it is not blast white or hairlined to death. Who would have thought I was setting my sights so high. As I alluded to in my OP, the coin is a bit more colorful (and brighter) than my pic leads on, which had me suspecting dip/retone. I showed it to a couple of people at a local show today, and all said there was no reason to believe that was the case and that the coin looked original.

NCG graded it as a 58.

IrishMike · January 24, 2009 4:15AM

Nice coin, does it resemble this one?

ad4400 · January 24, 2009 5:08AM

<< <i>Nice coin, does it resemble this one?

>>

Nice try. That is closer, but the problem with my original image is I couldn't get the lighting right to pick up a much ligher color along the date.

pursuitofliberty · January 24, 2009 5:23AM

I like it ... looks like a nice addition.

Fresh strike, probably pretty attractive color, looks mostly ("fully"?) original

I'm thinking AU58, with the only real distraction as the right obverse field hit.

arrow & rays quarter, I give up...

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