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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1392896, member: 15445"]Hello NG4</p><p><br /></p><p>Grey sheet bid for MS60 is $410. MS63 is $490 and MS64 is $700. There is no telling from the photos what the grade truly is or whether a TPG would grade it. The seller offers 14 day return and his feedback rating is good. If you wanted a bright white quarter, it might have been a good one for you or it could have gone right back to the seller (if harshly cleaned).</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally much prefer the Columbian half you posted with the peripheral toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, tell all your friends that they should NEVER use strong silver cleaners like TarnX on a coin. The dip mentioned in this thread would be something like Jewel Luster or e*Z*est. There are plenty of threads here at CT that describe dipping coins. I remember a good thread that LostDutchman posted showing a coin photo before & after a 50% diluted dip for a short time with proper rinse. It was an example of a good dip procedure. A long dip can really dull and damage a coin's luster. IMO the coin in the Ebay auction may have been dipped many times or for too long. At least that is the look it has in the photos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1392896, member: 15445"]Hello NG4 Grey sheet bid for MS60 is $410. MS63 is $490 and MS64 is $700. There is no telling from the photos what the grade truly is or whether a TPG would grade it. The seller offers 14 day return and his feedback rating is good. If you wanted a bright white quarter, it might have been a good one for you or it could have gone right back to the seller (if harshly cleaned). I personally much prefer the Columbian half you posted with the peripheral toning. BTW, tell all your friends that they should NEVER use strong silver cleaners like TarnX on a coin. The dip mentioned in this thread would be something like Jewel Luster or e*Z*est. There are plenty of threads here at CT that describe dipping coins. I remember a good thread that LostDutchman posted showing a coin photo before & after a 50% diluted dip for a short time with proper rinse. It was an example of a good dip procedure. A long dip can really dull and damage a coin's luster. IMO the coin in the Ebay auction may have been dipped many times or for too long. At least that is the look it has in the photos.[/QUOTE]
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