1965 silver quarter

I apologize if I offended you in any way, I did not mean to.

I can understand how you feel. I had a bad experience once here at the site, but overall, it is good. Sometimes people can be too quick to comment (especially when it is not a face to face conversation).

I hope you stay and be part of any solution that may be necessary (if one is necessary at all).

 

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There is only one way your are going to sell this "rarity".

No one will spend anything higher than a quarter for it unless it is authenticated by a TPG, preferably PCGS or NGC.

It doesn't matter that you or your family jeweler knows what you have. No one will buy it for $xxxxk on your word alone. It's nothing against you personally. Believe it or not people have lost money in the past by taking the word of strangers.

I would have it professionally authenticated before asking about the best way to sell it. I don't think your jeweler or any jeweler for that matter counts as being qualified to do the job. Just as a coin dealer would not be the best person to professionally authenticate your 2 carat diamond.

I can't figure out why you are so resistant.

I have read this thread from beginning to end and I also can't figure out where you see anyone being hateful and rude. All I see is someone being defensive when asked to show photos or question the weight of the coin. I think the only thing that will make you happy is if everyone would just agree with everything you believe.

 

Will this make you happy?

OK, yes, I agree. You have one of the very few 90% silver 1965 US quarters. You can quit your job now. Enjoy your retirement.

 

I will spend more than a quarter on it.

I will pay more depending on authentication.

We need not beat this guy up.

 

It's obvious he hasn't heard what he wants to hear.

 

I'm sorry, but I just don't see the "haters" and the "bullies".

Even my post where I accused you of fishing for an offer was neither hateful nor bullying. The bottom line is this is the Internet. ANYONE can come here and say they have WHATEVER. We have our fair share of scammers come through here, and that puts people on the defensive. What you could do is take a step back and take a look at things from our perspective, and maybe some of the responses will make sense.

Most people gave you very good advice about submitting the coin for grading. I'm glad to see you have taken that advice and I hope the best for you.

 

Well, maybe not retire, but at least scale down to 70 hours a week instead of 80.

 

I'm sorry you find us to be rude, we are actually one of the friendliest general groups on the net. You also need to understand our skepticism. Literally dozens of people have come here claiming to have found a silver 65 quarter. To date not a single one has turned out to be real. There are only something like four or five of them known.

We were not impressed with you going to a jeweler for an opinion because numismatics, like gemology, is a specialized field. I would not ask a jeweler about numismatics just as I would not ask a coin dealer an opinion on jewelry. In some cases they MIGHT have some knowledge in the other field, but without some evidence of credibility or reputation in the other field any opinion given will be taken with a grain of salt.

Another reason for our skepticism has been the repeated ignoring of our request for vital information in authenticating the piece. The first, fastest, easiest test that can be done on the coin, and which will eliminate over 95% of the fakes is the weight of the coin. We asked you for it, the jeweler or the hotel buyer would have had to have weighed it to determine if it was real or not as well. But after six pages it has still not been provided. Maybe you have a reason, but it does increase suspicion, as if the information is being hidden. If it had been provided back on page one when it was first asked for, and it was reasonable for a silver quarter, I'm sure you would have seen a much different set of responses. We love to congratulate someone when they come up with something good.

I see it looks like you are going to send it in to PCGS for authentication, good, and I hope for your sake that it comes back good and you can come gloat about it. It think it would be great if you've actually found one. But forgive me if I don't hold my breath, I know the odds.

 

I haven't noticed that any remark was of a bullying or hateful nature, however, when a crowd chimes in, it can often appear as a riot.

Scammers may come through here, and we have our right to speech, but we should hold ourselves above and be courteous and use our freedoms respectfully and responsively.

 

However, if we all go back to the initial post by the OP this is what he really wanted to know:

We've all told him how to best market the coin for maximum profit.

Get it graded, preferably by PCGS or NGC, as that would be the only way his profit would be maximized because we ALL know he could not sell this to any experienced numismatist unless it were to be slabbed by one of the top 2.

Again, I say, the ball is in his court. Whether he submits it, which would evidence the authentication, or not, is up to him. If he wants to realize what a PCGS slabbed genuine 65 silver planchet Washington, which sold for $5750 on Heritage 8 years ago, he knows what he needs to do.

 

I thought my original advice was nice, clear, and succinct.

 

So did we all.

 

Tis good, tis good.

 

If every 1965 silver quarter ever posted here on CT were real, yours, OP, if real, would only be worth melt value.

 

Not according to Heritage.

PCGS certified a 65 quarter struck on a silver planchet at XF45, and it sold on Heritage for $5750 with BP.

 

Read my post again. Slowly.

 

No need to. I understood what you said.

 

Thanks for your advice, I was going to sign up for PCGS last night, but their web site is not clear about how much they will charge me. I sent them a detailed description of this coin and asked what the charge would be for them to grade it. Over 24 hours later and still no response from them. Are they truly reputable? Why no response? And since they don't reply, any idea how much I have to pay to have it graded? Again, just asking for advice, not trying to sell it here. I will let you all know the results when graded. Puzzled by PCGS not replying, when they have been recommended by so many?

 

PCGS is really the gold standard when it comes to coin authentication. As for fees, it really depends on what type of service that you want.

For your coin, the express service would be the way to go. The fee is $50 plus insurance and such. Here is a link to their fees.

http://www.pcgs.com/gradinglist.html

 

I think that in today's world, more people use email than phone. Call them and ask:

I should add, that unless one is paying for expedient turn around, the period of waiting may be over 30 days at time.