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I saw this coin in a dealer case at our Fresno show and liked it. We worked out a satisfactory deal and I took it home. What grade do you think it deserves?   |
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MS-64
Previously dipped, lacking the strong frost usually required for a Gem mint state grade. Usual quantity of contact marks at that grade level as well.
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@jao, sorry that I can't weigh in with a grade, but I wanted to compliment you on that nearly circumferential die crack on the rev. Pretty neat!
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I'm at 63 bc of the right obverse field. It always seems to be the right obv field. Other than the die cracks that @Spence already mentioned, This coin seems to have a hammer strike. It almost seems impossible that this strike was achieved with failing, extensively cracked dies. Usually the die cracking comes with extensive wear on the die, which you can see readily in copper coins. Maybe the dies were damaged in transport, but this is a Philadelphia coin struck from dies that didn't need to travel to a Branch Mint. My guess is that the dies were damaged in storage through mishandling. My goodness, look at those denticles and the details in the center devices. It compares well with proof strikes. Really unexpected pairing of strong strike and die damage in a really beautiful coin. Both sides of the coin exhibit cracks, but more prominently in the reverse where the die appears to be failing across its entire circumference as @Spence points out. Nice addition to your bag.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
11/05/2024 4:14 pm
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Fantastic example!  |
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My first thought was MS-64 but I am going to hedge my bet at MS-63. Beauty.
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64 makes sense but with NGC a 65 wouldn't surprise me. Beautiful coin.
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I'll guess MS-64. Nice coin! Errers and Varietys.
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That die crack is on many 1876 quarters on both the obverse and reverse. Wonderful die crack. MS-64. There look to be partial digits in the denticles under the date. I haven't seen different stages for this die crack. If anyone has a photo of an earlier stage I'd love to see it. Btw, there is also a different die crack that goes around the entirety of the peripheral of the reverse on some 1876 quarters. 1876 quarters have a lot going on with their die cracks, their misplaced dates in the denticles for all mintmarks, repunched dates, Type I and Type II reverses...and not to forget the different placements of the cc mintmarks for this date.
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11/05/2024 7:38 pm
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Wow that's a nice one. Nice sharp strike. I'd say 65 and with that spot it's probably 63 but I'll say 64 it's just a nice coin.
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I agree with most at MS 64.
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A "cracking" coin! Without having a good look at the surfaces, I'm guessing MS-63.
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I'm with NS at MS-63. Very nice-looking example and cool cracks. Right obverse field and reverse spot holds this from a 64.
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