Grade My New (Old) Quarter?

I tend to go with my gut a lot of times on coins like this. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I'm extremely skeptical when higher grade, rarer date, and/or higher priced coins are still raw or in an lower tier slab. Usually, that's an indicator that there's something wrong with it. Not always. Sometimes you can get lucky. Sorry about your experience, but I hope others read this thread and learn from it.

I am sorry to hear of your disappointment! I tend to agree, the coin you received doesn't look like the one you pictured at the start of this thread. Look at the stars on the right hand side on the original picture and then look at the one you got. I am glad you were able to get a refund, but you didn't get what you paid for. I always save a picture of the coins I purchase over the internet and look for identifying marks to compare the coin sent with the ad. I'll keep an eye out for a nice quarter for you.