Standing Liberty Quarter - Is This Rim Damage?

Lately I have been collecting Standing Liberty Quarters and I am learning and relearning how to grade. Anyway, I was wondering if this 1926 coin that I picked up has edge or rim damage. The edge dings correlate to the slight rim bump at about 7:00 on the obverse.

Any other issues that can be found would be appreciated.

*I think edge damage would be the more appropriate term for inquiry.

 

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Looks like minor rim damage. IMO.
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So, would minor rim damage lead to a details grade? I'm just not sure at what point it is considered significant enough to warrant that. Or is it subjective or a borderline case where the mood of a grader would determine its classification? Anyway, thanks for the input!

 

I personally think it doesn't warrant a details grade. The more worn a coin is, the more slack it's given for light damage. If it was XF or higher then it would be more likely to be deemed "details" in my opinion.

 

Not a details coin in my opinion. It’s 100 years old so the minor damage it’s showing is not enough to not give an assigned grade.

 

Thanks for the replies. I think this is a borderline case - given the subjectivity in grading - and the lay consensus is it's likely just a VF coin with minor damage on the edge. So it would likely straight grade - in a probability cone that is.

 

It took a hit, but it's not too bad. May depend how fussy the grader is, and they make their money on resubmissions. But I would just use another grading company if that gets rejected as long as the obverse and reverse surfaces are not details, it would be pretty picky to disqualify the coin on that slight rim hit.

 

This coin would probably not be worth grading, and I'll keep it in a tube, but it's worthwhile developing the skill of selecting problem-free coins. I buy from eBay where there is always a risk, but over time problems can be minimized.

 

Definitely not worth the grading costs. It’s common date in the series and on a good day might get a fine grade. I’m not an expert at these but in my opinion it’s VG at best.

 

The SLQs seem somewhat tricky to grade, and I saw some examples and to my inexperienced yet somewhat experienced eyes there isn't that much difference between a VG and a VF (don't know if I should post examples from a competitor website). I once saw a SLQ graded as XF in an NGC holder on eBay that seemed to be missing quite a lot of detail. So maybe I'm just a dilettante, which is fine. VG doesn't seem like a bad deal nowadays just above $20. Anyone else want to take a stab at the grade of this?

 

I think you're spot with VF. There's strong feather detail in the eagle's right wing (viewer's left).

 

The obverse looks very good. If it is VF it is HIGH VF.
I would say XF obv and VF reverse. Need to blow these photos up.
I'd go VF 35. The SLQs were used a lot and saw a LOT of wear, so when you find them and there is still detail on them, that's good. Same with Buffalos.

 

Interesting call, since it was sold to me as an XF. I tend to think sellers over-grade, so I lean conservative.

*Actually, the seller sold it as VF-XF, so based on the responses here was accurate.