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1952 Washington Quarter Proof(?)

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 Posted 01/06/2021  12:34 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add otto to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I would like to confirm that this new purchase is a proof. Thanks

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 Posted 01/06/2021  12:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MOS0239 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nope, business strike.

This is a proof....


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 Posted 01/06/2021  1:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
To me, the pictures are inconclusive.
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 Posted 01/06/2021  1:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add otto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I paid a bit over $9.00 for it. It's not a coin I need for my collection if it's a business strike, but it is nicer than the one I have. I have to decide if I want to try to cancel purchase or just keep. Any opinions of the grade?
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 Posted 01/06/2021  1:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MOS0239 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Where did you buy it?
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Bought on e-Bay. Not marked as shipped as of yet.
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 Posted 01/06/2021  1:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MOS0239 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
.....and what did the seller have it listed as?

Post the ebay link here.
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 Posted 01/06/2021  1:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add otto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Was listed as a proof.
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Hmmmmm, I don't know. Is the seller a coin collector or a random seller? Coinfrog could be right but I think it still looks like a business strike. I don't (maybe others do) see many proofs with that type of toning.
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I'm pretty sure a 1952 proof Quarter would be valued at a lot more than $9 . Can you post the link here so we can all make a better evaluation of this coin ? I think coinfrog made the best call on this .
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Here's the link: 193831185116
As far as the toning, it may look a lot different in hand - especially if it really is a proof. I hope others chime in.
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If you bought that 52 proof for $9.00, the guy that sold it isn't a coin collector that's for sure!
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 Posted 01/06/2021  1:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add otto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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If you bought that 52 proof for $9.00, the guy that sold it isn't a coin collector that's for sure!


I'm always on the hunt for good deals, but sometimes outsmart myself. I have some later-dated Washington proofs, which I know are not worth as much as a 1952.
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Fields look too "grainy" to be a proof - even if it was impaired.

Tough call - but if proof then 9 bucks was a pretty good buy
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Have to go with my gut feeling . This coin is not a proof .
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 Posted 01/06/2021  6:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Probably not.
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