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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26773674, member: 101855&quot;]I have been building an early 20th century date set of quarter eagles. I have long found these dime sized coins to be more attractive than their $5 and $10 sisters. Since I had a set of the Indian quarter eagles, I decided it would be fun to complete the 20th century set from 1900 to 1929. </p><p><br /></p><p>I already had a few dates, 1900, 1905 and 1907. I went to the last Winter FUN show looking for the other dates. I found them all except the 1902. I looked at an MS-67 graded piece really hard but finally rejected it because it had a rather nasty &quot;hiden&quot; bag mark on Ms. Liberty&#039;s nose. I decided that a coin graded MS-67 should not have that. </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a 1902 $2.50 in PCGS MS-65 in an on-line auction. When I received the piece, I was disappointed. The luster was not as good as I though it was from the photo, and it it&#039;s share of marks and then some for the grade. Here is the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1709276[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 1901 $2.50 in NGC MS-65. The luster is much better. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1709277[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And to set the standard for those who are very impressed with CAC, here is a 1904 in PCGS MS-65, CAC.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1709278[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And rounding this out, this 1907 is graded NGC MS-67. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1709279[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My photography has a tendancy to make some marks look bigger than than they appear in person. This 1907 $2.50 has honey colored surfaces and is totally original. It&#039;s never been dipped or fooled with. </p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think of the grading and these coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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