GTG: 1932 Washington Quarter

Okay. I guess I'm the idiot because I said MS62. So,

 

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GTG: MS-65

 

64...some chatter in the fields prevents a higher grade in my view

 

63

 

Great eye appeal on that beauty. Before looking at the comments or the poll results I gave it an MS-63.

These early Washington's are notorious for weak strikes. Too much chatter and nicks for me to go higher than the 63 though.

 

Guessing 63. As others have said, kind of looks like a slider, with some light/moderate contact marks noted. Not saying it isn't nice, but my interpretation of the pics.

 

I am also at 63, A slider with that rub on the cheek.

 

Ok, the reveal. I think only one person got it. It is an attractive coin, with really nice toning. However, the strike is on the weak side, for sure, which is very typical of early Washington Quarters. What I think some folks are interpreting as rub is just a weak strike. There are a couple of die cracks on the reverse. If I were grading it, I probably would have gone 64, not 62. Oh well, I like it for its eye appeal.

 

You shouldn't have second guessed yourself. Nice read on that one.

 

I dunno about that. I see 62 as a fail for the TPG. In hand, it is at least 1-2 grades under graded.

 

Wow,this was truly a nuke you probably got a steal price for it also.

 

I agreed with you in my GTG as I said 63. However, I don't have it in hand. So my guess is just that, a guess.

 

Pictures make it very hard to grade, especially with toned softly struck coins like this one. I think most 1930s Washington Quarters look a lot like this, except for the truly well struck ones. I agree that it definitely should have been graded under gem grade, because of the strike.

 

I believe it may have been just a weak strike, as I'm not seeing the typical circulation wear marks, so I'd go with MS65, but then I've never been called an expert on grading anything. LOL

OKAY, to be fair, I wrote this before I saw the poll numbers or the reveal. Like I said, What do I know?

 

So a much earlier slider. Nice looking 32
Morgandude.