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CrossBreedCrossBreed Posts: 62
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Worth submitting?? What would the expert here grade this coin?

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    atarianatarian Posts: 3,116 ✭
    AU 58 to MS61 depending if this year had any known weak strikes. I never grade these right. BUT a 58-61 I would be ok with.
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    StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on taking decent photos of this coin. I find these hard to shoot.

    I think the coin will go 60 at best though, and is probably a 53-55, as it shows a significant number of surface marks.

    It is worth sending in though, IMO, for authentication purposes.

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    PQueuePQueue Posts: 901 ✭✭✭
    It looks unquestionably circulated to me. I do not know what atarian and Staircoins are looking at. Uncirculated...not a chance.
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    mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    Like the look of the coin!
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    nutmegnutmeg Posts: 345 ✭✭
    The top of the eagle's wing looks nice. The mintmark is strong and clear. However the scratches bring the grade down. My uneducated wild guess would be AU-55.
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    StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭✭

    Compare the pics of this coin that PCGS graded MS-61. Your coin has similar sharpness and strike, but more surface marks. Yours has a touch of rub, which is why I suggest the AU grade.



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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,830 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks to be an original AU55 or 58 and, most importantly, genuine which is not always the case in this heavily counterfeited series. Worth it to get it slabbed primarily for authentication.

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    stevebensteveben Posts: 4,667 ✭✭✭✭✭
    cool coin
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin...but AU50-55.... Cheers, RickO
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is actually pretty well struck for a 1925-D quarter eagle, but it's still an AU.

    There used to be deals on getting lower value gold coins slabbed, like $18 each, but I don't know if those deals exist any more. Still the coin is worth more and easier to sell if its certified.

    I will let you know that a dealer sent one of these in a "genuine" holder by mistake. It was 1908 which is slightly beeter date, but the coin had been been cleaned. The invoice read $250.00. image So I guess a coin that should get a grade should be worth slabbing.
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    scottgardenerscottgardener Posts: 1,205 ✭
    Send it in; there are so many counterfeits that even a GENUINE holder adds value.
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    ShortgapbobShortgapbob Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭
    Looks like the kind of coin that ends up in an MS-61 holder. I'm not necessarily saying that it is an uncirculated coin, but most MS-61 are not uncirculated.....lol
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