1st Coin Collecting Mistake

One thing I found out awhile ago is that if you have interest in a specific coin by year or series, make sure you look at as many as you can before buying. There can be quite a difference in condition, even if the holders for several coins state the same grade. This works really well at coin chows where you usually have several dealers that can have the same date and denom of coin for sale. I have gotten so picky that I usually look at the coins with a loupe and I never buy an unslabbed coin sight unseen as there are a lot of defects that can not be seen by looking at a pic. Also, you can usually bargain with a dealer for a slightly better price, depending on the coin. Many try to be flexible, especially if they see that you are a serious buyer.

If you take your time you will get some really beautiful coins without breaking the bank.

from the pictures it looks like it may meet the XF grade (atleast from what I can see in the pictures) I have some Seated coins I thought didn't quite meet AU but when I asked people that specialize in the type they said they were a higher grade than what I first thought before studying them. Even though I am not an expert on this type I don't think $30.00 was all that bad for this coin even if you decide it was a mistake it still wouldn't be a big hit because you could probably sell it for atleast 2/3 what you paid and that is just if its determined to be inflated grade by a point or two and have problems, if its problem free and is in fact atleast a XF-40 I am sure you could make all your money back on the coin. I think you did ok even if it is a lesson learned because I sure would have been happy with a $30.00 mistake instead of the first lesson I learned when I first started buying coins, mine was a multiple of hundreds of dollars mistake. The mistakes you make now will assure you not to make the same ones in the future. The only big mistake I can see that you actually made was going by the grade they told you instead of actually checking out the coin yourself to make sure it was in fact that grade to you, because everyones grading standards are different and it is only an opinion or an educated guess

The biggest pics you've uploaded are 640x480 pixels. Your camera is capable of taking pics which are 2560x1920. These pics are nicely focused; if you were to shoot a 2560x1920 pic exactly the same as the two you posted, the coin would be over 500 pixels in size and easily gradable.

I used my zoom in my toolbar and it doesn't look like it's all that bad. The only thing I see that would be different in my case if I wanted this coin is that you say you spent $30.00 for it and that is the price on the 2X2. I always ask to look at a coin in a shop before I buy it. I get out my loupe and look it over and ask for a better price when I shop. Usually I get about 10% just for asking.
If you really can't stand the coin, sell it. Get better images and try selling it here.
If you lose 5 or 10 bucks on it, this is one very cheap lesson learned.
If the reverse is as good or better than the obverse. I think you did OK.

My opinion is that coin is probably worth about the $30 you paid from what I can see. Unless you are really unhappy with that coin, then you must make the decission on an attempted return.
However, consider this. You traveled about 20 miles to get that coin. You traveled about 20 miles to get back home. If you attempt to return it, you must travel another 20 miles to and another 20 miles back again. Now I don't know your means of transportation but the way I see it is you could end up spending more in transportation than that coin is worth.
I know to many $30 is a lot of money but regardless of your likes or dislikes of that coin, I suggest you consider this a $30 lesson. More if you add transportation.

I really don't think it's too bad. My opinion is similar to the others; at most it was a $10 mistake, which is much better than a $300 or $2000 mistake. I have had a few close calls with higher value coins, but because I made mistakes on lower value ones, I never have been burned out of hundreds of dollars. Unfortunately, many have.

Depends on what price you are selling it at.