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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 25619966, member: 90692&quot;]A note towards future grading:&nbsp; On the reverse of your coin you see three areas that are most susceptible for circulation wear…the forward corner of the tricorner hat, the top of the left arm and the forward spindles of the drum.&nbsp; These are the some of the <b>lowest</b> depths of the<b> die</b>, so it takes more time to fill during the strike.&nbsp; These areas serve to differentiate between a strong, highly detailed strike on great coins and those of lesser, weaker detail.&nbsp; It follows that coins with higher definition command higher value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember having about 50 of these from circulation.&nbsp; I divided most of my collection between my two sons, now 3 years ago.&nbsp; Going through them, I discarded 30 of them back to the wild, kept 20 of the highest detail using the above 3 areas as focal points and gave 10 to each.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bicentennial quarter is one of the best coins to explain detail and grading, and I had a high degree of success using these 3 parameters to achieve my goal.&nbsp; I hope this is helpful to you (and everyone else)…imo…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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