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<p>[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 8581256, member: 90692"]First…Welcome to Coin Talk! There are several (more) things to tell you about these coins, but secondly, you need to work on your pictures as they are slightly out of focus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of this Bicentennial quarter is showing wear consistent with a grade of around AU50-53, which is normal for its’ age. As [USER=97258]@toned_morgan[/USER] said, these were minted in the beaucoup millions for 2 years, are very common but getting very hard to find from circulation nowadays in decent shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse shows some missing details on the drum. The center 2 vertical drum spindles are one of the highest areas of the reverse, the two spindle caps have been worn off, equating a grade of around maybe AU53-55 or so. There are other high points you can use to help you grade: the top frontmost section of the tricorn hat and the top of the patriots’ left shoulder. It helps to have a MS or proof picture of these to compare from.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the bad news: The values on these <b>begin</b> to appreciate at Mint State 60, this straight from the NGC US Coin Catalog (online). So your coin may take another 30 years to garner any added value of consequence…imo…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 8581256, member: 90692"]First…Welcome to Coin Talk! There are several (more) things to tell you about these coins, but secondly, you need to work on your pictures as they are slightly out of focus. The obverse of this Bicentennial quarter is showing wear consistent with a grade of around AU50-53, which is normal for its’ age. As [USER=97258]@toned_morgan[/USER] said, these were minted in the beaucoup millions for 2 years, are very common but getting very hard to find from circulation nowadays in decent shape. The reverse shows some missing details on the drum. The center 2 vertical drum spindles are one of the highest areas of the reverse, the two spindle caps have been worn off, equating a grade of around maybe AU53-55 or so. There are other high points you can use to help you grade: the top frontmost section of the tricorn hat and the top of the patriots’ left shoulder. It helps to have a MS or proof picture of these to compare from. Now, the bad news: The values on these [B]begin[/B] to appreciate at Mint State 60, this straight from the NGC US Coin Catalog (online). So your coin may take another 30 years to garner any added value of consequence…imo…Spark[/QUOTE]
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