1854 Seated Quarter - Will it make Poor-1?

Will this 1854 quarter with arrows make the grade of Poor-1? Or should I break it out of the 2x2 and keep it in my pocket for a year or two? The reverse is promising but the boldness of the date is arguing with me. So, what do you think? Poor-1 lowball?

 

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Needs more whizzing lines on it! Date is kinda too readable.

 

PO-02. Couple of months in the pocket may get it closer.

 

Obverse looks like it could go up to AG-03, Reverse looks like PO-01. I will say FR-02 for the coin as a whole.

 

OK, I guess I will break it out and keep it in my pocket for a while.

 

Why? Is there actually a market for lowball seated liberty quarters? I know there is for Morgans, but I'm not aware of any other coins that benefit from being the lowest possible grade.

 

IMO FR-02
Like Markus said, "Date is kinda too readable."
And with all the apparent cleaning it may be artificial "de-hanced".

 

Welcome to the Bizarro thread!! "That coin has far too much detail". "Put it in your pocket for a couple of months." "It will not grade as low as you want right now." I love it!! But I agree with @coinman1234 the obverse has too much detail, it's right at AG-03 and the reverse is probably at your target grade of P-01 with a final grade of FR-02. Put some duct tape over the reverse and slide it across your carpet a few times a day in random patterns for a couple of months. That should help..

It feels so wrong giving this king of advice regarding a coin. LOL

 

Just about makes "AM"=about melt

 

You might be surprised, but coins that are extremely worn down are actually sought after by some collectors due to their historical significance.
http://www.pcgsblog.com/jaime/news/pcgs-low-ball-coins is an 1897-S Morgan Dollar selling for $565 in Poor-1 while in MS-63 the same coin sells for under $150. Below in the comment section of that page, the buyer explains why he bought the coin.

 

No, people pay extra for Morgan's to compete in the most ludicrous competition ever. This is pure bragging rights for people paying high prices for coins worth a little more than melt.

 

I'd grade it poor details cleaning. I saw a seated half last week at poor 1 cac bring xf money. Hey whatever floats your boat

 

Next time I go to the LCS I'm going to buy a Morgan and start keeping it in my pocket.

 

I only got 1 coin in poor 1 but is a worthy coin a wreath cent cac approved too

 

Ah ha!!!
The famous high end PR-01.

 

So far there is only interest in Morgans, Peace and Ikes in the lowball arena.

 

Fr 2

 

I would be super interested in a PR01 ASE. Does such a coin even exist?

 

I could make you one to order.

 

I think the PCGS lowball Registry Sets are just a money-making scheme by PCGS. At a recent ANA summer convention, they had the top lowball Morgan set, with almost all coins grading PO-1. So what if you have the top lowball set. What do you really have? A bunch of junk, IMO.