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I bought this recently, and wasn't pleased with the cleaning in the right obverse field, but I have decided it might be worth keeping since I picked it up cheap. The 'scratches' on the reverse are barely visible in hand and just seem like bagmarks. My assessment was that the obverse was a very weak strike with the reverse having much better detail, so I gave it a net grade. Here's the coin:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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the big question is Large O or small O ? grade is EF-45 details (with cleaning and rim ding)
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Rest in Peace
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There's no rim ding, that's just lint from the 2x2 I think. Surprised you said EF 45 though.
Edit: Do you mean at 11 o' clock? I see that now...looks pretty minor in person. Can't examine it properly without removing the coin from the 2x2 and I don't want to do that.
Edited by coinguybrian
09/07/2008 3:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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11 O'clock...however, big O small o on reverse BIG MONEY FOR BIG 0 (: less $$ for small o ): LOOKS LIKE A BIG O     Edited by atlashealth
09/07/2008 3:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd grade this VF-30.
I think it needs more obverse gown detail and reverse shield and feather detail for EF.
Nice 'No Drapery' quarter!
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I paid $125 for this. If big O is really worth a lot more than small O, I'd be very pleased.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll go EF-40 but no lower!
I repeat does anyone know if this is Large O or small o ?
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Okay, there are 22 examples known (as of 1995) of the large O, so I highly doubt that it is.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm no expert in this series, but I think the Large/Small O issue is for the "With Drapery" variety. This is a "No Drapery."
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Yeah, looks like you're right, Bilbo. However, I can't be 100% sure cause I just briefly checked.
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Pillar of the Community
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Perhaps this coin was one of the "New Orleans Hoard."
Ben
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Pillar of the Community
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If I'm not mistaken many years ago at a construction site in New Orleans, La., a chest full of early New Orleans (O) quarters and halves was hit with a back-hoe or front end loader... The chest cracked open and there was a MOB of people grabbing and taking the coins.
You can find out more if you GOOGLE "New Orleans Hoard."
Take Care
Ben
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VF25 cleaned.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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My judgment was close to vermont and bilbo's. I graded the obverse VF25, reverse XF, net VF 30.
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So now the big question is....for $125....keep or return?
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Posted 09/07/2008 3:36 pm
