Did I get a deal (1969-D 25c PCGS MS-67)? Updated pics...
ElmerFusterpuck
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Just another modern to some of you, 
but I don't see this date too often in MS-67 condition. I managed to pick it up in the last Teletrade auction at below my max bid. PCGS price guide shows over $200 for the 1969-D in MS-67, but I'm not sure how accurate that is.
1969-D 25c PCGS MS-67
but I don't see this date too often in MS-67 condition. I managed to pick it up in the last Teletrade auction at below my max bid. PCGS price guide shows over $200 for the 1969-D in MS-67, but I'm not sure how accurate that is.1969-D 25c PCGS MS-67
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Unlike some of the other series (dimes with FB, halves with FBL, copper with RB/BN/RD, etc etc etc), the quarter is what the quarter is.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
The only thing that would have made it an even better acquistion for you would have been having the slab be mislabelled. Instead of a 1969-D you should have had a 1969-P. A MS67 1969-P would be quite a nice coin.
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It's a nice clean example and eye pleasing but the obverse die wear is a little
distracting. There's a little roughness on the cheek. This date comes very nice
and this is in at least the top .5%ile or so.
I would personally prefer a little better strike and a little more marking for the
grade. Grading purists would want your coin though.
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Rotated Die....
Nice looking coin
roadrunner
<< <i>The price guide overprices common coins that dealers often have in stock, and underprices the truly rare coins that rarely trade. Especially with respect to high grade clad coins it is impossible to apply a standard. The actual prices can be 20% to 500% of the guide. >>
This same thing applies to Krause and modern coin prices excepty the spread is
much wider. Some moderns are probably worth 5% of listed price but others
can be off by a factor 40.
They are trying to fix this now.
Part of the problem with all moderns is that the demand is quite small and the
supply can be much smaller. When the demand is finally reflected in the price it
can cause coins to appear. Generally what you see is what you get and moderns
have a tendency to be either rare or distressingly common.
The '69-D is common nice but not so common above MS-66.
Of course there is no perfect thumbrule that works 100% of the time for anything that is graded subjectively. For this particular coin and about 80-95% of what typically sells in the coin market, it works. To think that this price guide thumbrule doesn't work for the vast majority of typically seen U.S. coins is stretching reality in the opposite direction. Sellers like to dream that they have that 500% coin and dealers when buying dream about the 20%. More often than not, it works out to be around 60-65% of the retail price guide.
roadrunner
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<< <i>Here is the TT coin now with my photos, think it shows the quarter in a better light. There is a very tiny tick in the right obverse field, exaggerated by the lighting, but overall the coin is very clean and slightly prooflike. Very happy with this purchase!
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I agree that your photo does look better.