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New Member
United States
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First post, so hi! I started collecting a few years ago when I was working as a cashier, one of my coworkers got me started on it, and it was a fun pastime to find stuff in customers' change (and is actually what my entire collection is, coins I swapped out from the register). I've gotten some Buffalo nickels, few key Roosevelt dimes, and almost the whole run of Wheat Pennies from customers' change! However, I never really became 'serious' about collecting, it was always more of a passive thing. As a result, I know the basic terms, dates/errors to look for for the coins I do collect, ect. ect. but I would not consider myself knowledgeable by any means. Fast forward to the present, I sell trading cards on ebay currently, but am looking to expand and pivot category-wise. I deal with graded trading cards, so I'm aware of the high standards that grading companies have in general, however I have no experience with grading coins. Long story short, I have a 1932 D Washington quarter that I found via a customers change back when I was working the cashier job. Only thing is, it's a little beat up. Would something like this be worth sending in? Or is it a lost cause and just hang on to it or try to sell it raw?     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is not just worn, but deliberately damaged. I don't see the upside of having it graded.  to the CCF! |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you for the reply, I figured as much, I know with trading cards the general rule is 'don't send in regardless if it has ___', so I guess I was wondering what the absolute cutoff point was in the Coin World. Still an alright find from pocket change though in my eyes! What causes cuts like that anyway, an evil soda machine? |
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Moderator
 United States
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to the CCF. Agreed that is a nice find from circulation. The 1932-D is considered a key date in the Washington quarter series and even in it's damaged condition is worth a premium over silver spot value. That said - the cost to slab the coin will be more than it is worth so I agree with the Frog on that point. Quote:
What causes cuts like that anyway, an evil soda machine? There are untold ways to damage a coin post mint, from dropping them on rail road tracks to soaking in acid. There is noway to know for sure how your coin arrived to its present state - except that it was done deliberately and is not the result of natural circulation wear. One guess is the rims of the coin were squeezed in the jaws of lineman wire cutters - note how the cuts line up on the opposite sides. edit for spllgening Edited by nickelsearcher
10/19/2022 05:22 am
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Moderator
United States
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@boe, first welcome to CCF. Second, if those rim cut line up on both sides of the coin, then the damage might be from a hand tool like wire cutters, but as @nic said it is impossible to know for sure.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19127 Posts |
Nice find. I'd hang onto it--certainly not worthy of formal grading (in my opinion).
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Valued Member
United States
357 Posts |
Welcome. It's not worth the cost of grading, but is a very cool find either way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
 , Welcome to the Community. |
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
Welcome to the community.
nice find!
I agree, not worth grading.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
6244 Posts |
Instead to waist money for grading this coin, I will look for better examples.
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Moderator
United States
95023 Posts |
wow that poor quarter - and to a key coin at that. not worth the time or investment to have it graded, only to have it come back as 'details' - damaged. |
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Posted 10/18/2022 10:52 pm
