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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25320994, member: 101855"]Back in the day, the Brown and Dunn grading system (A grading guide from the 1960s which is where I started to learn to grade.) said that this is a "Fine" because it has a full "LIBERTY." The trouble is the rest of the coin says "VG." It's been cleaned some, which makes it not all that wholesome. The "With Arrows" coins from the 1850s had high mintages. The reason was all of the silver coins that had been issued before them melted for more than their face value. That was why the weights were reduced and the arrows, and rays for the 1853 quarter and half dollar, were added to the design. The mint system issued large numbers of these coins to avoid a coin shortage. The "With Arrows" coins are not that rare, especially in the circulated grades. The Mint State coins are a bit tougher because this was just before coin collecting became popular in the U.S. with the passing of the large cent in 1857. At the end of that little history lesson is the fact that you can be picky with this type. Everything depends on price for many things, but if they want a Fine retail price of this, I would keep looking. Add to that, the 1854 and '55 half dimes With Arrows can fill the hole in a type set as well.[/QUOTE]