1924 Standing Liberty Quarter

Au58fh

My only problem is with such a well struct SLQ where is the luster ,also what's with the slight graininess of this coin ?
I have to agree with NS ,AU-58 FH .

I'm with AU-55 or -58.
And I think there's a distinct possibility that it's a Full Head.
What bothers me most is that the center of the shield is lacking details.

I'll throw out the first, MS-60



EDIT: the color is off, but I'm going to ignore that for now. Maybe it's a film of tarnish?

I was also leaning torwards AU58FH since I don't know if it is wear or just not fully struck on the breast.

I have an 1920-S NGC MS63 that has alot more lustre than this but when compared next to eachother I think this one has less distracting marks, although there is one big hit close to the second lowest right stars on the reverse.

All photos above were taken without a lightsorce.
Here is a new photo taken close to a lamp to show lustre and chartweel.




Edit: The weight is 6.25g and it's non magnetic. Here's another photo of the reverse.





/denkan

Certainly looks like a high AU grade coin, but I'm a little suspicious about this one. Granular surfaces look wrong, especially in your second obverse photo. The head hair detail is abnormally strong; I don't think I've ever seen a Standing Liberty quarter with such defined hair lines on the back of the head. Obverse edge beading doesn't look quite right.

What does it weigh (should be very close to 6.25 grams) and is it non-magnetic? Those tests often identify Chinese fakes, not that I'm sure your coin isn't genuine.

For comparison here is my 1924 quarter which is has some hairline scratches but is otherwise in similar grade. My coin is relatively well-struck for an SLQ, but your coin looks much sharper in some areas.

I'll try get another picture of the reverse tomorrow and check the weight but I do think it is genuine after looking at it when it arrived. Also why would someone counterfiet such a common date?

I don't know if I get the English language right but NGC says:
"...Jay Cline observed that many examples seem to have a "very porous field," and this is likely just the effects of die erosion seen on all dates/mints of Type 2 Standing Liberty quarters"

Is granularity and porous the same thing? Could rusty dies explain the weak center of the shield?

If it graded AU58FH I almost breakeven sending this one in to NGC/PCGS so I probably put the grading fee and shipping on another coin instead :)

/denkan

Coinfrog: There a mix between contactmarks and granularity. The coin has not been cleaned by whiping. If it has been dipped some time ago I can't tell. :)