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Message:: [QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1573339, member: 4626"]Thanks; this one's for my type set so I was trying to find a more common date so could afford it in high condition.  I figured it must have been dipped at some point but thankfully nobody tried to otherwise polish or clean it.  It seems to have started to retone slightly in the fields.  I saw the wear on the leg, is also a tad bit on the head and emblem on the shield (though these might just not have been struck fully); the reverse shows a tad on the eagle's left wing.  Is a little scratch between the second L and A in "DOLLAR" but doesn't detract too much (and you have to look pretty closely to even notice it).  I love the texture on the panels that she stands between, I haven't seen these on many of these quarters unless they're in fairly high condition.  This is the first I've seen where you can notice the pattern on the obverse's rim.  Paid $68 for this and seemed like a really good buy (for what it's worth the Red Book claims this is worth $80 in AU 50). Apparently from 1925 on they made the date more recessed to protect it from wear; 1917-1924 the date is very high and can wear off quickly (I have quite a few worn SLQ's with very difficult to read dates). Thanks for your thoughts all.  So far the best results I get from my camera taking pictures of coins is using a lot of natural light and no flash (especially on proofs).[/QUOTE]