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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3094640, member: 10461&quot;]Tough coin in nice grade.&nbsp; Too bad about the harsh cleaning.&nbsp; It&#039;s got a lot of &quot;meat on the bone&quot; - I would estimate XF details - and as such, <a href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=bstqtr&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=13511000&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=bstqtr&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=13511000&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" rel="nofollow">Numismedia</a> gives a base price of $1,410 in XF40.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, how much to deduct from that baseline price for the cleaning is pretty much up to the person who&#039;s bidding.&nbsp; Due to the value, I&#039;d say this is a good candidate for a TPG slab for authentication purposes, even though it will not straight-grade and will come back with a &quot;details&quot; grade.&nbsp; Trying to sell it raw might cause doubt in some people because with those surfaces, it sort of <i>looks</i> fake, even if it isn&#039;t.&nbsp; (I don&#039;t think it is- it just looks &quot;off&quot;, if you know what I mean.)</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll want a specialist in early quarters to assess it (perhaps if it&#039;s a scarcer Browning variety, it could get an additional boost).&nbsp; They would also be more familiar with the diagnostics and more qualified to determine authenticity.&nbsp; I personally do not detect any red flags on the authenticity front, but I&#039;m not a specialist in this series.</p><p><br /></p><p>I note that an 1818/5 (8 over 5) overdate exists, but don&#039;t see any sign of that in your (excellent, large) photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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