1798 Quarter Eagle - GTG

Let’s see if you all match my first impressions about this coin.

 

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XF45

 

Xf 40. I’d say possibly details but on an early one they’d let that dig slide

 

Is it me or does it look cleaned?

 

Definitely looks cleaned to me, that color doesn't look right at all.

I'm sure it's straight graded though and know they're lenient with light cleanings from that era. It's one I would pass on though no matter the grade. Original color is very important to collectors of early US gold. This one would be tough to ever sell later on.

 

VF details. Looks like graffiti or something removed from obverse fields. Also, damage to nose and many noticeable digs above date. Too much to overlook on obverse. Reverse is remarkably clean.

 

Agree with all...VF DETAILS

 

I agree with VF details. It looks tooled in the obverse fields.

 

George Washington was the one that cleaned it. Does that make a difference?

VF35 CLEANED (by George Washington)

 

Im assuming that was a joke but is there a way to verify a claim like that?

 

Lol, I think not. But it could be...

 

I always think that to, I could have a Franklin that Lee Harvey Oswald had when he shot Kennedy. Heck, I have british silvers that couldve been carried by a soldier on to the beaches of Normandy.

 

VF cleaned

 

Well, I think that's a healthy awareness for a young collector to have, Mike. I know it's imaginative. But it shows you conceive of coins as more than just a commodity, and I think that's a good start.

 

Well thank you, I appreciate the compliment

 

That thing is hammered and I do not mean in a good way....

 

I'm going to say XF details.

 

Looks detail 25 to me, but I'm far from an expert on this series

 

VF details, cleaned. (Is that tooling in front of Liberty’s face?)

 

My guess is XF Details, Obverse Tooled. The fact that this thread was posted makes me wonder if it got the “rare coin pass” and is in a straight graded holder...