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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acl864, post: 301131, member: 11153&quot;]A little help please. I&#039;m trying to learn a little about grading old coins and this seems to be a good place to learn! I&#039;ve read a recent thread about a 1917 Quarter and learned alot. But when I went to the library and checked out Whitman&#039;s 2007 Red Book it doesn&#039;t have the detailed grading info that some of the other forum members used in discussing the 1917 Quarter. When I look up the 1853 Quarter I have I find this:</p><p>G-4 Good- Scant rim. LIBERTY on shield worn off. Date and letters legible.</p><p>VG-8 Very Good- Rim Fairly defined, at least three letters in LIBERTY evident.</p><p>F-12- LIBERTY complete, but partly weak.</p><p>VF-20 LIBERTY strong</p><p>EF-40 Complete Liberty and edges of scroll. Clasp clear. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From there it goes to AU-50, MS-6- and MS-63 but this coin, using these scant definitions, to my untrained eye would be in the VF-20 range.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So my questions.</p><p>Where is the more detailed grading info available?</p><p>Where would you guys rate this 1853 Quarter?</p><p>How does the Whitman&#039;s book value relate to real world value?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hopefully, if you folks begin to educate me, I want be as bothersome with all these questions.:bow:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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