Hi Everyone! I've been in possession of an 1864-S Seated Liberty Quarter for some time now, thanks to a very loving Great-grandfather. The coin has been treated well over the years and it is (based on my amateur assessment) in AU-55 grading. Months ago I noticed that the rim had a crease in it that ran the length of the bottom of the coin, and my first thought was this was caused by being handled in its limited circulation. However, I noticed today when I flipped it over that the coin has the exact same crease running exactly parallel to the one on the other side (essentially a crescent-shape). My first question is if the crease is a result of a double punch, how does it affect the value? Second, would a double punch of seated liberty quarters be common, and finally, why are the values of 1864-S coins significantly lower in high grades as opposed to, say, a more common 1859-S? All help would be appreciated... -Pliskin
Can you get some pictures? It could be a die clash, but I am not familiar with seated coinage. As for prices - it could simply be that demand is low for the 64-S or it has a higher survival rate. Not sure myself.
Better image of the reverse, but the rim problem at the top isn't very visible. Hope you understand that I don't want to take the risk of removing it from the holder.
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Yeah, I was afraid of that. I spent quite a bit of time trying to get those in focus, and that was the best result. I'll try again when I have a better camera. Thanks anyways guys.
Ok, so i'm not at home right now but i do have a book on Seated quarters, since its the series i collect. it wasnt uncommon to have repunched dates back in the day and SEated Quarters are no exception. When i get back i'll do some checking for ya -Russ
