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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 810460, member: 13650&quot;]How do you know it was a good deal if you&#039;re asking the forum what the grade is after you bought it?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you have an idea of what it is?&nbsp; You have it in hand.&nbsp; You should be able to grade it more accurately than the forum.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you have an ANA 6th edition laying around?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; NGC lists an AU-50 at $390 right now.&nbsp;&nbsp; The 6th edition states that a typical AU-50 has 3/4 of the mint luster remaining.&nbsp;&nbsp; Only a trace of wear can show on the legs and breast feathers.&nbsp; &nbsp; And only a trace of wear in front of and in back of Washington&#039;s ear.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pics aren&#039;t big enough for us to adequately judge.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;An EF-40 drops to $258.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most feel that NGC&#039;s guide is a bit high.&nbsp; It usually is.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; It looks better than a VF, and less than an AU-50 to me.&nbsp;&nbsp; FWIW.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If you want a real test on how good the price was, list it on ebay right now, 10 day auction with a high reserve (so you don&#039;t have to sell it) and see what it gets bid up to.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Here&#039;s an AU that went for $465 2 weeks ago.&nbsp; Would this have been worth the extra $75? :</p><p>&nbsp; <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-D-WASHINGTON-SILVER-QUARTER-AU_W0QQitemZ300389744998QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item45f09fc166" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-D-WASHINGTON-SILVER-QUARTER-AU_W0QQitemZ300389744998QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item45f09fc166" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-D-WASHINGTON-SILVER-QUARTER-AU_W0QQitemZ300389744998QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item45f09fc166</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Here&#039;s a pretty nice VF/XF that sold a couple days ago for $159.&nbsp; Do you like yours more than this one?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-D-Washington-Quarter-VF-XF_W0QQitemZ110488771498QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item19b9a4dbaa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-D-Washington-Quarter-VF-XF_W0QQitemZ110488771498QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item19b9a4dbaa" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-D-Washington-Quarter-VF-XF_W0QQitemZ110488771498QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item19b9a4dbaa</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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