Below are photos of a 1932D & S Washington Quarter. Real or Fake...and if real, approximate grade please? Thank you!
I'm not experienced enough to give you a straight answer. But I'm guessing those are authentic, simply because the coins are low grade and have been so harshly cleaned. Also I was once told by a dealer who was an expert: "If the mint-mark is a mis-shapen blob, that's been worn to the point that you can barely make it out on a low grade 32 Washington quarter, it's probably an authentic D or S mintmark." The mintmarks you've displayed in the photos fit the bill imo. Again though, I will defer a true opinion until the experts on this forum weigh in.
I can't say anything as to the authenticity of the quarter, but I will take a shot on the grade, I'll say Good Details.
I agree with Race as well. The phrase as I heard it was "if it looks good it isn't, if it looks bad it is good". Those years had blob of a mintmark, and a depression where the mintmark was punched. My guess on the grade is VG-8 details due to harsh cleaning.
These look good. It's only when the protected area around the mint mark is a lighter color should you worry. This typically points to an added mint mark. I have several examples of this date and one fake I bought knowing so, just to have a reference.
*They're I have a 1913-S Type II Nickel that's been acid-bathed I'll sell ya if you think harshly cleaned coins in bad condition are anywhere near as valuable as un-cleaned. It goes for 250 in G4 and I'd be lucky to get 10 bucks for it. @ the OP: They look good to me, but I'm certainly not an expert on Washingtons. I don't see anything that would indicate them being either altered or added.
They are both valued at the $100 to $125 each even in that condition, I bought a collection late last year with almost the same looking washingtons. When I got rid of the 32 D and S that what they brought.
Man, you did well then. I agree if they were simply G-VG they should bring that, but with harsh cleaning marks? I do not see that kind of value myself.
I've had these quarters for a while but I just thought that I'd get some opinions on them. I bought both of the quarters (32D and 32S) for $150 total. (Actually, I traded $150 worth of 40% halves for them). Thanks for all the comments.
Are they harshly cleaned or harshly worn, I still think you can get close to $100 for them. They are the key dates in the series and you always have a market for a low cost key date.
I sold a 1932 D in much better shape on eBay recently and only got 1 bid for $50. This seems to be one coin that sells for below the book value judging from completed eBay auctions. Here's the one I sold.