Nicely toned SLQ - Don’t guess the grade on this one! Standing Liberty Quarter

This 1924-D Standing Liberty Quarter (SLQ) got my attention at the Naugatuck coin show. I liked the toning & basic look of the coin. :smile

I don’t actively buy SLQs but I think they are a great US coin. At the rate that I buy SLQs, I should be finished with the complete set sometime in the 22nd Century.

You can guess the grade of this coin but don’t post your guess in this thread. Just keep your grade opinion in your head. I’ll post the slab grade tomorrow & you can see how close you were to the TPG opinion.

Thanks for letting me share & please post a toned SLQ if you have one.

 

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What grade do you have in your mind's eye?

Here are some additional photos.

 

I won't post a grade, but I will say its a very pretty SLQ. I very much see why this one would capture your attention.

 

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What did you pay for it?

 

A Piece Of Treasure!

I hope it's the "overexposed" twin of this beauty I've enjoyed. :thumb:

 

A Beauty To Enjoy!!

I've loved the light Tan almost uniform toning on this piece of my treasures,

but in my opinion, it doesn't begin to compare with the relative enhanced toning of it's twin offered in auction by LeHigh: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-S-Standing-Liberty-Quarter-NGC-MS67-FH-Rainbow-Toning-Full-Head-SLQ-/170817532455?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item27c584b227
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Very nice piece Collect,

I like it

Mike

 

Nice SLQ , that reverse is beautiful , so is the obverse but the reverse is especially nice .

 

PM is sent. (Wouldn't want to give away the grade)

 

Your 1924-D has the same characteristic as my coin. The date is poorly struck. An acquaintance of mine specializes in SLQs. I asked him to look at the 1924-D that I had just purchased. Before he even looked at the coin he asked if it had a poorly struck date. This is apparently a characteristic of the 1924-D.

I reviewed J.H. Clines book on SLQs last night. Cline does not mention the poorly struck date on coins dated 1924-D. According to the book, the 1924-D has a price rank of 15 and a quantity rank of 19. It has 1% or less with full heads.

 

My new SLQ is not part of the 1%.

 

I think I've seen one full head 24-D at the Baltimore show, if I remember right it was an MS64. He wanted some serious moonshot money for it, close to 1916 prices.

 

But is a FH 24d rarer that a FH16? This happens a lot, people think keys should always be the highest priced, when in certain grades they are much more common than more common coins. Look at high grade 16d versus 16s mercs. The 16s is a heck of a lot rarer than the 16d.

I still think the preoccupation with "keys" in this hobby it overdone. Reminds me of the fascination of "rookie cards" in baseball card collecting.

 

Don't you just love it when a coin screams out to you from a bourse table. I am going to a small to medium size coin show here in town on Saturday. I like to go all around the once a year show to all the tables right away when I get there and look for something that jumps out at me.
Many do that are out of my range to buy of course, but I often find one that has my name on it waiting.
The only thing I have to do is remember to take a closer look at the coin first and do a bit of friendly haggling before I make it mine.
Nice SLQ you got there. Congrats.

 

This topic is one of the cool things in Cline's books. He rates the price and the quantity available for each date (of course he also lists the official mintage). After price rank & quantity rank he lists the percentage struck with full heads.

The 1916 has a price rank of 5 and a quantity rank of 2 with 3% struck with full heads.

The 1918/17S has a price rank of 1 and a quantity rank of 1 with unknown % of full heads (at least 1 in my 1986 edition).

 

The NGC grade of the SLQ in the opening post is....
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MS 64.

 

Sounds like a good book then, (I don't think I own that one, but know Mr. Cline and his funny hats). This is where the rubber meets the road, and why a good book is worth more than the paper its printed on. This kind of knowledge is invaluable for a collector.

 

Very nice coin for the grade. TBH I have seen quite a few 65's without as much eye appeal. Very nice pick.

 

Your 1924-D has the same characteristic at the date as my example. Of course, the 1930 is a very different coin. The 1930 is often selected as a type coin because of its strike & availability. I know that I bought a 1930 for type. The Cline book lists the 1930 price rank of 38 and a quantity rank of 22 with a whopping 30% struck with full head.

This photo of my 1930 is from a SDB photo archive. Sorry it's not the best photo.

 

Clines is a good book . I've dealt with him and his wife too , nice people . But remember all FH s aren't created equal . Some with FH designations I wouldn't even call a FH . Most dates with a little extra looking can be found with a full head , the hard part is to find a FH and Full rivet coin . Hard to find but they are out there and will hold there worth more than a FH alone .