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Great stuff!  👍

Not the auctioneer that handled the estate sale? Or the estate lawyer? I stand amazed. 

I believe that the true collectors out there will educate themselves and try to acquire knowledge through books and other means of information as well. I think there are more true collectors than people think. They are just being overshadowed by the bombardment of treasure hunters looking for “the big score” and not worried about actually educating themselves.

Thanks, sure looks like an L !

Indeed not.  Here's where you want to look, from USStateQuarters.com

I like it all except I’d have the base grade at VG-8. Nonetheless, minor bumps are well tolerated for this series, but this exceeds minor. 
I have seen many Seated Lib coins straight graded with minor rim bumps. I even saw one in the display case of the Seated Liberty Collectors Club in Chicago. 

Thanks! Got it from one of the mints when my father was treasurer for one of the heirs of Alexander's empire (and his famous Ragtime Band).

I've been thinking.......we have a "For the love of copper" thread, so why not a "For the love of silver" thread?  So, let's give this a try!! Post any coins you want to share, just as long as they're silver.  I'll start us off with my only Faustina the Younger provincial, a silver Tetradrachm minted in Alexandria, Egypt:
Let's see some great silver!!!

If I'm not mistaken, I believe most sample slabs do not have a grade on them.  At least, most of the ones I've seen usually don't have a grade.  I've seen a few that actually did carry a numeric grade, but they're definitely in the minority in my experience.

@numisport said “That's a very conservative grade do ya think ?”
I like coins better when they look nicer than their grade. I got that one to go along with this AU58 half that was already one of my favorite silver coins 🌞

I've been thinking.......we have a "For the love of copper" thread, so why not a "For the love of silver" thread?  So, let's give this a try!! Post any coins you want to share, just as long as they're silver.  I'll start us off with my only Faustina the Younger provincial, a silver Tetradrachm minted in Alexandria, Egypt:
Let's see some great silver!!!

I've been thinking.......we have a "For the love of copper" thread, so why not a "For the love of silver" thread?  So, let's give this a try!! Post any coins you want to share, just as long as they're silver.  I'll start us off with my only Faustina the Younger provincial, a silver Tetradrachm minted in Alexandria, Egypt:
Let's see some great silver!!!

XF40 from these photos, the obverse could pass for AU but the reverse holds it down.

Heavy cameo Kennedy
Pf 69 Star Cameo

That's a very conservative grade do ya think ?

Ok, here’s an AU50 silver coin 🌞

Genuine. Overall grade of Good. Rim damage likely would preclude TPG grading. Value of less than $50, probably closer to $25 but difficult to find a buyer.

This half looks genuine. I'd call it a VG/details for the rim bump.

I agree with thebeav- The coin looks like a genuine VG example with rim damage.

Minus the mishap -- you don't give old coins to your kid in the stroller to play with no matter how smart you think he may be -- you've got Good, by a nose. (My condolences to the buyer who just found out his coin's value does not exceed the cost of formal certification.)  

coin authentic....its die pairing WB-3....one of 4 die pairings for the date/mint....all r R-3 rarity, so relatively common...coin in that grade with rim damage almost certainly not straight grade, prob G details possibly VG details...prob not worth certification...coin would prob sell on ebay $65-75 range.....

And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!!! If you're having fun, buying good coins and enjoying your coins, you're doing it right 

Semi-keys are targeted just as often as famous keys.  There's a bit of an advantage to the counterfeiter to target dates like an 1870 IHC because an 1870 is likely to be subjected to a lower degree of close scrutiny than an 1877 IHC or a 1909-S IHC.  Accordingly, a counterfeiter is more likely to be able to "pass" their 1870 than a more famous key date in the same series.  The counterfeiter is doing this to make money, and it's just as easy for them to crank out a few 1870's as it is a few 1877s.  If the 1870 is more likely to "pass" and result in a sale and a counterfeiter knew this, then that would be a good target for their efforts and likely an even better one than an 1877 or 1909-S.