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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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UGLY strike on the reverse - NO feathers on the chest. Reason that I do NOT buy toned coins like this.
Not much better obverse strike - the curls in the hair are flat and lack definition.
At best, this is an AU58 coin....and as you pointed out....WITH a thumbprint.
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I agree. I looked at the other 1936 Washington quarters that have sold on Heritage in this year and the prices range from $305.50 to $646.45. Each of these coins look to be much nicer than the coin on ebay. The coin on ebay shows the NGC "List" price at $555.00. The toning on the ebay coins would turn me away from the coin at $555 and I wouldn't think of it at $775. The toning and fingerprint kill the coin for me. I have nothing against toned coins, but this toning makes a mess of the coin for me. With coins selling at half the asking price with much nicer toning, I'm at a loss as to the asking price on ebay. It's not a coin for me. If you get a chance, go to HA.com and look at the coins they've been selling this year. I think they are far better examples of a 1936 25c with and without toning. Ben ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Im thinking they probably made that coin look worse than it is in an attempt to make the silver look extra "white".
That said I dont like that type of toning either.
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Pillar of the Community
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What a piece of crap! I thought CAC was supposed to grade based on "eye appeal", too.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Males me suspect it is one of the coins people replace in slabs that have been opened. Or could be a fake slab. Or maybe rust got into the camera used to make those photos.  |
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I agree with TheForce Quote:
That is one ugly coin! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Canada
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$700!
I wouldn't even pick that piece of crap out of a junk bin for melt!
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Pillar of the Community
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One word for y'all...
SCAN.
Scans make pretty much any coin look like crap.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I actually like how it looks...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A very ugly coin that will tend to bring a high price simply due to the number on the label.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"gotthecoin" does not "gotabuyer" in me.
Even the Mickey Mantle card is a copy.
That quarter: should be dipped to put it out of its misery.
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Pillar of the Community
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Alan Hagar, the seller, doesn't usually take good photographs. I think you need to at least consider that the coin has iridescent toning and could be better looking in person. CAC doesn't willy nilly give away stickers- although they can always let a bad coin or two sneak by.
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How much of the toning occurred since the time the coin was slabbed? It may have been much nicer.
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