Grade And Value Of 1854 And 1876-CC Seated Liberty Quarters

the scratch marks were the things that made me believed that they were polished/cleaned, but of course, it could have been slid across a table, rubbed on pants, kicked, etc. but the way that they are made lead me to believe that they are polished marks. I don't know what it is, but I believe it is polished/cleaned

A polished and/or a cleaned coin will have a very bright, unoriginal looking surface. Original luster is a sure sign that a coin has not been cleaned, although a cleaned coin can have small remnants of luster. The first coin I am almost positive has not been cleaned, the lighting is most likely making the obverse look too bright. The second coin may have been lightly cleaned, but as I mentioned above, the luster is a sign that the coin is original.

By the way, I'll say VF-20 for the first quarter and AU-55 for the second.

New pictures a little further up - two responses while I was editing my post.

I got the first one for $19.50 and the second one for $99.

I stick with both my assessments, but the 76-CC has a larger probability of being cleaned now. You got a fairly good deal on the first, and a pretty good deal on the second, although I will waited for the Seated experts to chime in.

Two quick suggestions though: perhaps you should consider investing in a nice camera, the one I use can be bought for around $100 on ebay and here are two pictures I've taken with it, without a tripod or copy stand:




Also, if you are a fairly new collector or haven't been collecting these too long, I suggest you look at numerous examples, to get a better grip on cleaned and problem free coins. Both are very attractive though.

I am concerned about the same thing as Johnny. If you could get us some pics similar to your second photos of your 1854 that would be helpful.

Do these pictures help out?

Do the new pictures still look like it could be counterfeit?

The date in the last picture looks much closer to me. Sections of the numbers in the first picture seemed hidden which made the date look crooked, but the new pictures look pretty close; so it appear that I may have been wrong(thank God). I'm not saying for sure it is genuine, just that it doesn't appear counterfeit to me anymore. Thanks for posting the latest shot as a good picture can mean all the difference in the world.