Guess The Grade 1896 S Quarter

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by LostDutchman, Dec 13, 2014.

  1. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert


    First thing on the 1896 S is to look in the ear. Die clash lines in the ear hole are a clear indicator that the coin is probably genuine, something like 80% of the population has them. Following that look at the position of the date and the mm. Only two die pairs were used. This is Die Pair 1. the 1 centered above a denticle and the 8 centered over the left side of a denticle. The MM is just above the R and the D and slightly closer to the D. I would have called this one XF40 details and either corrosion or environmental damage, but you always need to see a coin in hand. What looks like damage could be lighting effect, bad photography, bad image compression, etc. All of that being said I wouldn't turn it down.
     
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  3. frostyluster

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  4. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    I think you hit it right on the head xf 45
     
  5. rlm's cents

    rlm's cents Numismatist

    You two might want to look at post #27.
     
  6. Silverhouse

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  7. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    This is what happens when you been up 20 hours. LoL, my bad it's bed time.
     
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