My Ebay Gamble **update: Photos**

I'd risk $60 on that, but I'm a risk-taker.

Looking forward to the in-hand pics.

I actually saw that coin, kind of randomly searching the bay. I figured it might be AU, but was wondering about cleaning. I think for the price you paid it will work out ok. Like you said, if it's a total dog you can send it back!

Good luck!

OK, I received the coin, and I do not think that it's anywhere near AU-BU. I'm thinking it's more of a VF and I'm not sure if that nick on her leg affects the value. The words quarter dollar seem weak. I'm starting to think that the minority was right, that it wasn't a good gamble. I'm not an expert on these, so I might be completely off?

Looks cleaned EF-, I still think you got a fair deal regardless.
It's looks nice for the price paid.

Benji, what makes you think it was cleaned?

I look at the white fields with crust remaining around the devices (remnants from a dip)...just my first reaction and from experience. However, after a longer look at the pics, I would say this is an AU+ piece...Little or no wear on the PUP/high points...I just can't explain the weakly struck legend (especially QUARTER)?

All this is just by the pics...The obverse looks like original skin...I think I would need to see it in hand (just send it to me, you wouldn't want cleaned coin anyway). It's kind of like a slider dipped/not dipped.

I certainly feel this coin has AU-50 details, at least as far as the photos show. I don't see wear on the obverse high points (though the angle of the photos is not the best.) The leading edges of the wings, the breast, the motto, and the talons on the reverse all look to be AU. The seller was dreaming with the BU suggestion.

I do suspect cleaning at some point in the past. It's hard to tell if the "toning" is more the result of the lighting for the photos or if that is the actual appearance of the coin.

All-in-all, probably a fair price for the coin.