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Please Grade 1965 Quarter

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 Posted 01/26/2021  09:18 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add My2cent to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I'm simply trying to get a grasp of the quality diffrence on certain years of minted coins.

Please-Grade-1965-Quarter
Please-Grade-1965-Quarter

Found this in circulation, was surprised at the condition of it.
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 Posted 01/26/2021  09:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwhatisit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This to me looks like an XF-45/AU-50 at the best possible grade, since I can see the eagles breast feathers. Also look at the rim to see if it is a clad composition, if not, then it would be the very rare 1965 quarter struck on a 90% silver planchet valued at several thousand, and would have a different color than clad ones.
Now yours is likely a clad composition since this is the first year for them and strike is probably a little different than for silver ones. Still a nice one from circulation.
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 Posted 01/26/2021  10:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kanga to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Probably only VF.
Look at the flat area of the hair near the ear.
Appears well worn.
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Weak strike and worn out. Probably VF DET
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Nicely worn '65, not abused. I'll go with VF35+.
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Just looking at the breast detail I'd have to say AU-50, though the rest of the coin sure doesn't look it.
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XF-40, the cupro-nickel alloy is much tougher than silver was, making coins like that depicted wear much more slowly
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I agree, probably VF 35 range
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Well thank you very much for everybody's opinions. That actually helped me understand a little bit more about the grading process and the thought that goes into it.
All I can say about grade is that this 65 quarter looks beautiful compared to the rest of them that I've seen. It even has a little shine left to it still.
Definitely yes it's worn in certain spots for sure.
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