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<p>[QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 1672061, member: 36864"]Quarter time...</p><p><br /></p><p>This lovely 1888 has a stunning cameo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]248855.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This 1908 displays what Barber coinage should look like. A decent cameo is framed in by light olive toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]248856.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Let the debate begin. This extraordinary 1917 Standing Liberty has had all of the experts scratching their heads for decades. Is it a proof, well maybe, maybe not. There has never been a Standing liberty proof certified by any TPG, and according to John Albanese when I presented him with the coin, there never will be. He was familiar with this coin and had examined it while at PCGS, but since the debate rages about the existence of Standing Liberty proofs, they would not certify it as such. The expert opinion aside, this may be the most beautiful SLQ in existence and is the plate coin for SLQ.org.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]248859.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>While the SLQ may make this Washington quarter seem boring in comparison, finding a cameo this early is not as easy as you would think. Light rootbeer toning surrounds the high gloss mirrors of this old beauty.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]248860.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>Halves next...stay tuned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 1672061, member: 36864"]Quarter time... This lovely 1888 has a stunning cameo. [ATTACH]248855.vB[/ATTACH] This 1908 displays what Barber coinage should look like. A decent cameo is framed in by light olive toning. [ATTACH]248856.vB[/ATTACH] Let the debate begin. This extraordinary 1917 Standing Liberty has had all of the experts scratching their heads for decades. Is it a proof, well maybe, maybe not. There has never been a Standing liberty proof certified by any TPG, and according to John Albanese when I presented him with the coin, there never will be. He was familiar with this coin and had examined it while at PCGS, but since the debate rages about the existence of Standing Liberty proofs, they would not certify it as such. The expert opinion aside, this may be the most beautiful SLQ in existence and is the plate coin for SLQ.org. [ATTACH]248859.vB[/ATTACH] While the SLQ may make this Washington quarter seem boring in comparison, finding a cameo this early is not as easy as you would think. Light rootbeer toning surrounds the high gloss mirrors of this old beauty. [ATTACH]248860.vB[/ATTACH] Halves next...stay tuned.[/QUOTE]
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