1977 Quater No Mint Mark

I have never seen a quater in this good condition. It's very shiny with a perfect silver look. Do anyone have any ideas?

 

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Was a little confused when I saw "quater"! The quarter just appears to have been polished, could be plated as well.

 

It appears to have been polished (or buffed).........PMD!

Chris

 

How can you actually tell? I know just by looking at it could have been polished, so is there any other way?

 

Experience! The only other way would be to ask the person who polished it.

Chris

 

Well, are we seeing dark areas inside (for instance) B, E and Y and GOD on the obverse, and certain areas of the reverse? That would be an absolute indicator that the coin was very dark/dirty to begin with and had been cleaned within an inch of its' life.

Another indication is the reflectivity of the devices. In_no_way should the devices of a coin ever be described as "reflective," best seen under the chin and on the eagle's breast; that's a deadly problem.

 

How can you actually tell? I know just by looking at it could have been polished, so is there any other way?

 

How can you actually tell? I know just by looking at it could have been polished, so is there any other way?

 

I could swear I just answered that question in specific detail.

 

You just need to answer it two more times.

 

How can you actually tell? I know just by looking at it could have been polished, so is there any other way?

 

How can you actually tell? I know just by looking at it could have been polished, so is there any other way?

 

If it looks shiny, it is shiny. You can tell it's shiny by looking at it. How many coins have you held in your hand? How many have you seen? Do they look like yours? It's shiny like you stated. Look at the coin itself, not the shine. I can see wear and dirt. It's been polished and since a coin is made from metal, it's polished.

 

Forget him, CN! He's already asked the same question twice. I wouldn't be surprised if he asked it again, but probably not since I've made this comment.

Chris

 

Actually, he's asked it five times in this thread alone.

 

What you want to see with an uncirculated coin is 'luster' and not shiny. Shiny is created by polishing.........luster is created by 'flow lines' during the striking of the coin.

 

And the Trolls go marching on.. No one would legitimately post the same thing FIVE frickin' times...

 

Forget it

 

How can you actually tell? I know just by looking at it could have been polished, so is there any other way?
Sounds like my 2 yo granddaughter.