Coin Grading by photo only

I'll walk back what I said given the Washington Quarter, but I stand by what I said in regard to the aforementioned Barber, as well as both halves. The Barber is riddled with hairlines.

The seated half has evidence of, at the very least, an old cleaning that has since re-toned, given 10-12 o'clock on the obverse. It's a little bit more widespread on the reverse, with completely different patinas on the top and bottom halves of the coin. The color of the coin is not natural.

The reverse of the bust half has scratches as well as more faint hairlines. The toning pattern on both the obverse and reverse are, again, indicative of an older cleaning that has since been re-toned.

I'd say most every numismatist worth their salt would say the surfaces of both halves are unoriginal, but are market acceptable.

 

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The reverse is actually completely untouched and original. The obverse has been abrasively cleaned, with a spot removal at 5:00. In hand, you would be able to tell it isn’t market acceptable.

the unnatural color os probably a result of yellow-ish lighting

Those were just scratches, nothing more. The patina has the glossy look of a cleaned coin in hand, though hairlines can be seen. The toning really helped cover it up. I sold it as market unacceptable.