Good Afternoon, One easy to identify, but again what grade would you assign? Bit of a knock at 9 o’clock Many thanks Allan
I'm in agreement with Mr. Q. F12, but with that rim dink it would not grade at all. If you want to learn to grade use https://www.pcgs.com/photograde Try your best to grade it yourself then post your opinion here. We will help you with your choice.
I am always under grading these things, but maybe I’ll be the over grader this time. It has VF-20 sharpness, but the rim bump on the reverse nets it down to a VG to Fine. The weak date is normal and does not lower the grade. One of the problems with the do-called Type II Standing Liberty Quarters was that the date was too high and exposed. It tended to wear off too quickly, and sometimes it was weakly struck, as it is on this piece. I once bought one which was slab graded MS-63, but the date was very weak. I missed that. The coin was properly because that was the way it was made. The Type III Standing Liberty Quarters had the date recessed which resulted in sharper strikes and much more durability. After the mint finally got most of the kinks worked out of the design, the government replaced it with the Washington Quarter in 1932.
Here are Mint State examples of the Types II and III Standing Liberty Quarers. Note the differences in the way the date is shown on the coin. Type II (1917 to 1924) Type II (1925 to 1930)
