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Long story short, I ended up with 5 wallet sized portraits of Benjamin Franklin today, but sold some silver to an acquaintance to get it (7 1 troy ounce rounds, 4 Morgan dollars and 4 Peace dollars). That was this morning at about 9 am. So, I took an early lunch break to go over to the nearest coin shop and "replenish my stock." He only had 5 one troy ounce rounds (other than ASE's, and I didn't want to pay his premium on those). I grabbed those, and for the rest of my money, I picked up 1 roll of 90% silver quarters, so called "junk coins," and 5 more random "junk" quarters plus 4 "junk" Barber dimes. There were two "interesting" old quarters in the roll. This is one of those. This is the first Barber quarter I've owned. It's an 1892. I'm curious what others think of it. It's at best "G" and more likely "AG." I might even be overestimating a bit on the grade. Here are some pics:       From a silver value perspective, this one was a bad deal. It's the most worn, lightest weight quarter I've ever seen. It's only 5.6 grams, but that's consistent with the wear. The reeding on the edge is completely worn away and it's a little small in diameter from wear. It still has the right "ring" for a 90% silver quarter. It's so worn it's nearly smooth, too. But you can still read the entire date. I'm not sure what I'll do with it. I actually bought the roll to resell. For now, I'll probably throw a 1950's or 1964 Washington quarter in it's place to fill out the roll. |
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If all of them are like that, that is 1 light roll...
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Ricardocody wrote: Quote:
1892 S ? I don't believe so. The obverse is so worn, it's tough. But you can see the tail feathers, and the tops of the letters for "QUARTER DOLLAR" across the bottom are still readable. The field between the top of the "R" in "QUARTER" and the tail feathers looks empty. That's where the "S" would be if it were present. I think there would still be something there if there were a mint mark, but the field in that area is empty. |
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I'd call it AG3, cleaned. It might be worth slightly more than a generic silver quarter, in spite of the low weight. Most dealers would charge more for junk Barbers than junk Washingtons.
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Me too, AG3. I agree that Barber quarters in AG3 grades, would be worth slightly more than just present melt. As silver goes higher which I am confident it will, you may want to cash em in. That's what I am planning on doing. swcoin.ecrater.com
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I thought it was an "S" too from the first reverse pic, but I guess it was just a funny looking nick..
Nice find!
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coinsearcher83 wrote: Quote:
I thought it was an "S" too from the first reverse pic, but I guess it was just a funny looking nick..
Nice find! OK you guys made me get out the loup. And it looks like you might be correct. Under light, at with the light at just the right angle, there does appear to be an "S" mint mark and it might even be in the correct place. When I looked at the PGCS "Photograde" page for this, http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/#/Barber25/Grades I scrolled immediately down to the "G" and "AG" end of things. And down there, the Mint Marks on their examples were between the "R" and "D" of "QUARTER DOLLAR." Based on that, I was concentrating on looking in that area for the mint mark. Now that two people have seen an "S", I went back and looked some more. There does appear to be an "S" mint mark, but it's above the opening in the "R" of "QUARTER." That seems like the wrong place, until I scrolled over looking for 1892 examples on the photograde page. There's a 1892-O given as an example of "AU58" and that one has the O in the same location where you two see the "S." If it's really there, this would be an even better find, wouldn't it? UPDATE: After more careful examination, and several attempts to scan or photograph the coin again in a light and from an angle where what I thought was an "S" mint mark would be, I can say with relative certainty that what I'm seeing is at best a scratch and not a real mint mark. Mint marks would be ridges, high spots. The stuff I'm seeing that's almost shaped like the letter "S" looks more like a scratch, and it's not quite correct for an actual letter "S." I might take it to another coin shop for a second opinion, but I believe this is a Philadelphia coin, not a San Francisco minted example. Edited by John Galt
03/24/2011 5:32 pm
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Yeah, that's the way it goes with Barbers. I had a 1904 in Fair on approval. On closer examination, I was what I think is an O mintmark. That doesn't make for much difference in price, but it is an 8 million difference in mintage. I purchased it because I didn't have any Barbers at that time. That coin is still a nice find for ya. Congrats again!  |
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