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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mountain Man, post: 7932656, member: 94733&quot;]Welcome aboard Kristine. Your statements on this post show that you are thoughtful in your goal. That is very refreshing for a person just learning about numismatics. As you stated, time and experience will help your knowledge.</p><p>As for your quarter, it appears to me as a regular, well circulated coin with marks and wear to account for most of the things you are seeing, so not special and NAV, no added value over face.</p><p>When most individuals start out in this hobby, they try way too hard to find errors and end up deep in pareidolia. With experience, you will quickly learn to see this in your evaluation of a coin.</p><p>Hang in there and learn as you go. Many great and knowledgable members here will be willing to help.</p><p>As for photos, the following is something I post for new members. Hope it helps.</p><p><i>For the best results, you should post &quot;in focus,&quot; FULL IMAGE photos (after you upload your photo, two buttons appear: Thumbnail and Full Image, click Full Image and your photo appears full size on your post and are easily enlarged by clicking on it). Photograph coins on neutral backgrounds like black, grey, or white. Crop out superfluous background so just the coin shows (you can use </i><a href="https://www.remove.bg/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.remove.bg/" rel="nofollow"><i>https://www.remove.bg</i></a><i> for free), and post photos with correct orientation so members don&#039;t have to turn their computer in some awkward fashion to view it properly. While it isn’t always necessary, it is nice to show both the obverse and reverse, even if your question is just about one side. Members can often give more valuable information having both sides to evaluate. Add close ups of areas you have questions about and make your questions as definitive as possible so we know what you are asking for. And try to have the best lighting possible to show the most favorable photo of the coin. Hope this helps in the future. Good luck.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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