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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catman, post: 33515, member: 1979&quot;]<b>Washington Quarters</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Hi Digger,</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Let me throw my two cents in here. First of all you did exactly the right thing by asking the forum members. Thay have given you very sound advice and I agree with them. Let me expand on their response a little.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; When grading a coin NEVER focus on only one grading area. Study the coin by all grading areas. Learn about any quirks in the production or wear traits of the coin. If you say &quot;The Liberty is not strong enough&quot; and pass on the coin or assign it a grade you could be making a mistake.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Washington quarters have problems in that area. It seems that the branch mints struck better than the Philly mint. As an overall view. The Eagle on the reverse, even though its an important grading poit, not always struck up fully. As the die worn the tiny feathers on the center of the breast wouldn&#039;t even show in a lot of cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; If you transfer this to a circulated version you have a problem. What was orignally a weak strike now appears to be wear. If you concentrate only on the Eagles breast and proceed to grade it accordingly your going to make an error. That&#039;s why the feathers on the sides of the breast will show when the center appears worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; My suggestion is that you use and compare all the points of grading together and then come up with an overall grade. Don&#039;t pay too much attention to what the sellers on Ebay grade their coins unless you have done business with them or they have a nice photograph to grade by. Remember they are trying to make a profit. They may grade more liberal than conserative.</p><p><br /></p><p>catman[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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