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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 560982, member: 7638&quot;]Hi folks, just got home from the office, and I&#039;m really glad that my o.p. has led to such a spirited discussion about my quarter and SLQ&#039;s in general! I think that some of the disagreement about strike and wear derives from my photos, which while decent did not show some elements that are in fact present. For that, I apologize. With the coin in front of me, and the ability to rotate it under a point source light with a 10x lens, I can say with some certainty that there is no displaced metal on the high points. With regard to the detail visible on the shield and center of the body, these show up a bit better on the second photo of the obverse that I posted, but not great- so I&#039;ll try to describe these details: small shield: full circle around it, stripes to the left not sharp. Large shield: full sharp outlines, but 2 rivets (3 and 4) weak although 4 is visible. All of the drapery in the midsection is visible (but not hammered!) which did not show up well in my photos. You can also see where the drapery lines cross the right thigh above the knee. I count 4 toes on the foot. On the reverse, the eagle&#039;s breast feathers are visible but not strong. The tiny feathers on the leading edge of the right wing are visible but not strong. No sign of any displaced metal. The toning is a sort of pale champagne, not as dark as in my photos. In my very humble opinion, it looks MS64 but I&#039;m no pro!&nbsp; In my opinion, the color looks natural.&nbsp; Please post any other questions you have about the coin, I&#039;ll try to answer them. I don&#039;t recall what I paid for it, that&#039;s in a giant pile of receipts in the file cabinet! Again, I appreciate all the opinions and am glad that some of you like the look of the coin, it was one of my first buys when I started collecting about 2 years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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