This coin almost looks fake its so shiny but what I need to do is get rid of those fingerprints that look like they might have eaten into the surface. (those are not my fingerprints)
Looks as though it is a proof. You can try pure acetone to get the fingerprint off but it may be too late.
Looks like a proof. Acetone maybe? I would just leave it as is. I personally don't like messing around with them.
It is probably too far gone tbh. But it wouldn't hurt to try. You already have an impaired silver proof quarter. What you will end up with is still going to be an impaired silver proof quarter.
looks like a proof, it is 90% silver, looks to have finger prints on it, you can experiment with a dip, your not going to hurt it anymore then it is or just throw it in the constitutional bag for later!
I don't know if it's just the lighting when the picture was taken, but wouldn't there be a LOT more detail in the eagle feathers, the branch it's sitting on, and George's hair if it was a true proof? Reminds me of the two plated presidential dollars I found CRH - one golden and one silver-white.
Someone could have polished a standard 1964 quarter to get that polished effect or it's an impaired proof. To bad it has finger prints on it. The finger print pushed into only being junk silver. If it was actually a proof someone took it out of a proof set and improperly handled it. I've seen dealers do this. They break up proof sets to get single coins and they put them into cardboard 2 x 2's without really caring how they handle the coins. The dealer would be careful with the half and penny but, the rest of the coins not so much.
I agree it looks polished. IMO...a proof would exhibit more detail of the design, and both sides have smoothed-out details...George’s hair and Eagles breast...Spark
There are a lot of remedies out there but the coin itself is silver. It might be best to leave it alone, ask the experts. Thanks for posting the coin, good luck.
You need to look at more brilliant proofs of the late 50's early 60's. Back then they over used the proof dies, then would just repolish them and use them some more. (today a proof die is retired after 3 - 5K coins, back then they would use them for 25 - 50K coins, and it showed.) The brilliant proofs of that era are frequently missing design details and have an almost melted look from the polishing.
thats a proof coin, maybe a deep cameo without the finger prints. where did you get it Dialupsux? reason im asking is i got a clad proof statehood quarter in change at a local Walmart not long ago. ive gotten several proof Lincoln pennies in change back from that store in the past to...
