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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25418487, member: 101855"]After using some of my handy - dandy software, here is what I can research. [ATTACH=full]1628150[/ATTACH] According to Breen (please no comments, I am aware of all of it.) This coin is a business strike. To be a Proof, the coin is supposed to display the following. <ul> <li>The base of the "1" in the date is supposed to be minutely recut. I can't tell that from the photo. </li> <li>The "6" is almost closed. That does not seem to be the case here. </li> <li>The point of the shield is over the center of the "1." Here it is on the right side of the "1".</li> <li>The left base of the "1" is over a space. It isn't. </li> </ul>To prove that Breen is correct, here are images from the PCGS "Coin Facts" site. Here is an 1886 Mint State piece. [ATTACH=full]1628151[/ATTACH] And here is an 1886 Proof. [ATTACH=full]1628152[/ATTACH] The diagnostics tell me the OP coin is a business strike. Having said that, I don't think that the coin will get a straight grade because of the scrape under the eagle. The Greysheet says the coin is worth $800 in EF-45 and AU-50. That's probably because there are so few coins available to trade. I would think that the coin would be worth the VF price which is $500. The trouble is, you have to find a collector who would be happy with a problem piece because he's paying less money. An MS-65 is listed at $2,400, which isn't that much, but how many of them are out there? How many collectors collect Seated Quarters by date and mint. I don't know; I'm not one of them. I can't give you the definite answer, but at least you have some information.[/QUOTE]

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