No idea, but that would certainly explain the marks. Good find!
Larger photos Attached are a couple of larger photos. It's pretty clear (even to this layman) that there's a problem with the reverse of the 1914.
As promised, here are the photos of the three Indian Head Quarter Eagles that came out of the same packet as the 1849D. They're a 1914D and two...
Get it certified directly or through an expert? Since first posting here, I've had contact with several reputable folks about evaluating /...
Thanks, all. It IS a beautiful coin -- even a total layperson like me can appreciate that. Mike, I instantly thought about the possibility of it...
Thanks, Leadfoot, I'm pleasantly aware of what I've potentially got here. I found this in the back of a desk drawer of my 90 year old mother --...
Pictures OK, here they are. Please be charitable about the quality, since I'm a newbie at coin photography, and I can see that a lot of the...
I'm a non-collector who has 4 quarter eagles purchased perhaps 50+ years ago by a deceased aunt. After some online digging, one of them appears to...
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