1883 Hawaii quarter, thinking it's XF

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by zach67005, Mar 14, 2012.

  1. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    Always wanted one, & now I have a chance. Seller wants $100 shipped. What do you all think?
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  3. Bill in Burl

    Bill in Burl Collector

    Be very very careful and know your dealer .. these have been reproduced for many years.
     
  4. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    if real, it is a deal.
     
  5. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    Also watching a PCGS 50 that ends soon but has blurry pics, both have a 7 day return privilege.
    Thanks
     
  6. LFCfan

    LFCfan Member

    something seems off to me, but I am by no means any expert
    On the reverse
    -the lettering seems to rounded, the coins I have seen, seem to have a flatter text
    -the spears/bush in the center of the coin seem more like a blob, I have seen them more clearly defined
    -the lines on the shield should be more defined
    Like I have said I am not an expert, but those are my thoughts/opinion. I love to hear a member with more experience opinion, chime in.
     
  7. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    Hmm, now that I'm away from my reference material. I'm going to try for the slabbed one.
     
  8. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    Thanks for the help all. I ended up sniping the AU 50 PCGS one for under $90. Seller has bad pics, & a few slow ships but we'll see how it goes.
     
  9. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    One more question if I may. Do you think this dime is XF? What about the retained cud @ 6:00 on the rev, hurts or helps? Would it grade? If it would, the $135 price tag seems more than fair.
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  10. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Doesn't look like a cud, more like damage.
     
  11. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    I'm inclined to think that may be solder on the coin.
     
  12. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    I'll ask for better pics, & a few of the edge.
    Thanks
     
  13. Stang1968

    Stang1968 Member

    Something seemed off to me, too. I was thinking more along the lines of an older cleaning that has since toned. It's almost a coin that would need to be evaluated in hand to make an accurate assement.
     
  14. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    On the dime or quarter stang?
     
  15. Stang1968

    Stang1968 Member

  16. zach67005

    zach67005 Active Member

    Oh, well I ended up going with a different quarter. The one I posted would have been an XF45 IMHO, the other one is PCGS slabbed AU50. I just hope it's not in one of those fake slabs.
     
  17. Urban_Lawyer

    Urban_Lawyer Half dollar nerd

    Definitely an edge picture... some of the reproduction Hawaiians I've seen appear to be cast. You can tell easily from viewing the edge as most of the time they don't bother smoothing up the line where the two molds came together. Further, I believe the real ones are reeded. I don't have my Red Book with me to confirm.
     
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