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Hello everyone here my first post on this forum.After collecting and studying stamps for the past 12 years, recently I have begun a new hobby, collecting silver coins. I am sorting out my coins but I need your help in understanding on how to grade my silver coins. Here is an example of a 1874 quarter. Based on what the grading system is on this site, I have made myself an idea but I would like to know what you would grade it as. Any comments in regard to if it has a good tone, etc will help me to understand my coins a little more. thanks in advance, Frank   Edited by SilverNcoin
06/12/2015 7:50 pm
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Thanks all for your reply. I will post a few other from my small collection to learn a bit more on grading,
A very nice and interesting forum by the way...
Frank
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VG10 with nice colour and I don't mind the obverse scratch either. Also,  |
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..To CCF Frank. Not a bad coin at all, enjoy your stay with us and, post more pics of your coins.  VG-10 for this one. |
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SilverNcoin, I don't recognize the grading "firm" of the coin you reference, nor do I agree with the grade they assigned it. I think your coin is a VG-10 grade, as many on here have previously stated.
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The "firm" referred to is Coin Mart from B.C.
SilverNcoin-
For your 25c piece to be graded higher, there would have to be more detail in the hair and less wear on the crown.
VG10 is a fair grade.
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Thanks, make sense. I have to agree that member of this forum looks to be very good at grading, sometimes better than some well known "grader"or "Slabber"...
Thanks again,
Frank
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SilverNcoin. Not sure if you are aware, there is an "H" mint mark (on Reverse between wreath and denticles). This signifies that the coin was minted at the Heaton Mint in Birmingham England.
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06/13/2015 2:37 pm
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Thanks Nickelodeon for the infos.The most amazing to me is when you look at a 50 cents of the same year from newfoundland with only 80,000 mintage VG-8 at (+/-) the same price of my coin with 1 600 000 mintage...I think I will buy more silver coin from NF, sometimes cheaper than Canadian ones with lower mintage.
Frank.
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