Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Evom777, post: 1863208, member: 27123"]So far 3 dealers have looked at the quarter and have basically had the same reaction.....Beautiful coin......lower MS grade.....where is the sign of smoothing/whizzing etc? Even under 40x magnification no hairlines were found. Idk.....maybe North Korea is correct in the assumption that the reverse has the issue, and not the obverse like I was thinking. I wish PCGS would at least give me a little more of an explanation on their site after the problem coins have been graded. One dealer did bring up the possibility of the coin coming from an older die that might have played a factor in it`s "smoothed" appearance, but I will be the first to admit that I`m an amateur regarding coins coming from old/worn/polished dies. As far as the toning goes, I have seen both AT and legit toning that is similar to the coin that I have. I leave out various silver (both pure and 90%) in varying conditions and have gotten both natural and toning that looked AT. (but was not) I can`t say either way with this quarter. I`m still on the fence regarding how the coin collecting community views "smoothed" coins......I personally don`t see too many slabs in person with that designation. I guess it`s a matter of the individual`s preference.[/QUOTE]