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Old May 17th 06, 09:07 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Default I've bought a quarter dollar dated 1677.


"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 May 2006 19:15:57 GMT, note.boy
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And it's genuine! Billy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=8419179124


Cool, but can I ask a question about the grade? The huge dent and the
detail would make me grade this at VG rather than F, is this just one of
those ebay grading things or do older coins get graded differently?
I'm using the look of the coin rather than any any specific grading
guide. But are the features on the back supposed to have some detail to
get a "Fine"?

Dave Hinz


If it's not fine it's very close to it, I find the reverse die crack
interesting.

The catalogue value for VG is £80, and for fine it's £130, in VF it's £270,
no values are given for better than VF as finding one of these not very well
struck coins above VF will be very difficult, and expensive, I was very
happy with the £31 I paid for it.

The same seller sold another one in good fine for £68.94, dated 1676,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=8419920211

I find it difficult to think of another coin, any coin, that would give as
much bang for the buck, it makes modern coins look most uninteresting.
Billy


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