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Hi all! About a year and a half ago, you all helped me out on an approximate grade and value of a Seated Liberty quarter, and I much appreciated it. I have another for you that I'd like some opinions on -- just approximations are all that is important to me, as I don't believe the coin to be particularly valuable. My guess is good (G-4) condition on the obverse and reverse, and possible value in the neighborhood of $50. I may be way off, as I'm very inexperienced in numismatics -- but that's why I'm seeking some better advice from you all. Thanks for your time! Steve   |
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Pillar of the Community
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G-4 Obverse, reverse is slightly better but not enough to bump up the grade in my opinion. Perhaps a $15 to $25 dollar coin.
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G-4 details. Cleaned/damaged. $15 approx.
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This is a G4 coin. I strongly recommend that you invest in a copy of Photograde, written by James Ruddy. It contains photos of every grade of every series of US coins with pointers as to what to look for on certain coins. The book only covers circulated grades up to Uncirculated and doesn't even venture into grading MS coins. The book is great as you can put you coin side-by-side with the photos to see where it best lines up and then check the description on the side for confirmation. The " Red Book" also has pretty good information as to grading circulated coins but no pictures, PCGS has a great photo grading section for all grades from G4 to MS70 |
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Thanks, all, for your help.
David -- I actually do have the "Photograde" book, and whatever small amount I know about coin grading, it came from that book. It really is great -- but it doesn't tell you everything. For instance, jpbone mentioned that this coin is "damaged," which I would not have known, but which a knowledgeable person/collector sees with his or her own eyes immediately.
I am a metal detectorist, and that hobby supports my other hobby, which is "collecting" coins. Coins fascinate me, but I am not a collector in the traditional sense. I like to create my collection by digging the coins (not buying them), and simply like to have some idea of the quality and value of the coins in my "collection." I dug this one about two weeks ago, and it's the oldest I've dug so far (though it's not in good enough shape, nor rare enough, to be the most valuable).
Thanks all!
Steve
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In what part of the country did you find a coin of this age, then?
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philadelphian -- I am a native of western Pennsylvania; I grew up in Beaver County, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. I am now living in Oklahoma, and so I rarely dig coins older than about 1900 (I have dug probably 20 or so coins in Oklahoma from the 1800s -- my best being the EF/AU condition Seated Liberty quarter that you all helped me with awhile back). My oldest silver coin was an 1886 Seated dime in horrible shape, and a few Indian Head pennies and "V" nickels from the 1880s. However, I visit my home in PA and hunt there as well -- particularly during two weeks each Summer when we stay for an extended visit. It is common for me to find 1800s coins there, and this year was an especially good trip, particularly at one site I researched and then hunted. This site was the location of an old church built in the mid 1800s but which burned about 50 years later, near the turn of the century, and was not rebuilt thereafter. At this site, I dug two Indian Head pennies, the bust dime, and also dug two Seated coins -- an 1853 dime, and an 1853 half-dime. Both of the Seated coins are in VERY nice condition, but not particularly valuable I don't believe. Perhaps I will post these two as well, and ask for some grading opinions, if it wouldn't be too much trouble... Thanks, Steve Edited by sgoss66
08/05/2013 12:38 am
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If not here, post them to the Metal Detecting Finds forum page, where I'm sure these coins would be very well-received.
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Post em here too, I love seeing your dug coins.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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G4 details/cleaned. $15-20
swcoin.ecrater.com
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normally I weigh the obverse 60% of the grade vs 40% for the reverse. so I got to with the lower G4. if it was the other way around I could see it at G6
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Thanks all, for the help. It's much appreciated!
I posted the other two in another thread...
Thanks!
Steve
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