I'm new to this site. I had this pretty quarter given to me as change and have been holding on to it for a few years now. Could you help me with grading and value if possible? thank you.
Posted 10/30/2013 5:30 pm
Welcome to Coin Community, furmosa. Nice to have you here.
Your coin shows very strong detail, certainly what we'd call "high AU." However, the way the light reflects off the higher details of the obverse, as well as the crud I note still clinging to the deeper recesses of the devices both obverse and reverse, convinces me that this coin has been cleaned and polished in the relatively recent past (by that I mean during the last decade as opposed to the last hundred years). As a result, a coin which could have commanded over $200 probably now has a retail value of $60-75.
Your coin shows very strong detail, certainly what we'd call "high AU." However, the way the light reflects off the higher details of the obverse, as well as the crud I note still clinging to the deeper recesses of the devices both obverse and reverse, convinces me that this coin has been cleaned and polished in the relatively recent past (by that I mean during the last decade as opposed to the last hundred years). As a result, a coin which could have commanded over $200 probably now has a retail value of $60-75.
