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I continued photographing my Barber quarter collection today. When I looked at the photos of this one, I noticed the green around the obverse's rim. I'm thinking this is a PVC problem. I think I'm going to crack it out and soak it in acetone. Anyway, NGC gave it a problem-free grade. How would you grade it disregarding the possible PVC problem?   Thanks for looking! |
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I would acetone it.
F12
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I see PVC. Acetone to the rescue!
F-15.
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Looks pretty similar to a VG10 Barber Half I have. Now, of course, they different denominations but they do have the same design and pretty similar relief... So I'll say F12.
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I just cracked it out and have it soaking in acetone. I think the PVC residue will wash off. It doesn't look like it has damaged the coin, yet. I'll post some after photos tomorrow.
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Using the ANA grading standards guidebook I'm going with F-12. Only because it does not have a photo of F-15. |
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I'm thinking more like VF-25 and the PVC issue seems pretty minor. Unless you are seeing an increase in the level of discoloration I would not be too quick to crack it out. The 1908-S is another scarcer date in the Barber quarter series. Problem-free certified mid-grade examples aren't so easy to find. This one looks pretty nice to me. |
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F12 to me the Reverse is a VG10 and the Obverse is a F15 so over all grade is averaged to me.
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Posted 04/25/2014 11:48 pm
