Help with coin please?

[emily-migration]

I have a United States coin from 1842. I am trying to find out the aprox. value of this coin. Can anyone please help? Any thoughts or questions welcomed!

Here is a scan of the coin.

[MunkyMan95]

Welcome Emily!

 

What you have there is a 1842 Seated Liberty Quarter. I have no idea as to value, I'll let the experts chime in.

[Bruceswar]

Welcome! The coin is looks to be damaged, but the details look good. VF 35 Details wihth Damage. I would value the coin at about $75.00 Now this is just going off the scans. In hand I could tell you more.

[dooly]

Welcome to the forum

 

this is my

 

Nice coin, it is hard to tell from your pictures but if it is not enviromentaly dammaged its a very nice coin..

 

i dont know this serise very well so i will just list whats in my Krause

 

1842 Small date.88,000 minted Eliasberg, April 1997, Pf-63$66,000

1842 Large date G4 $85.00, Vg8, 120.00 F12, 170.00. VF20, 275.00 xf40, 350. 00 Au50, 800.00

 

so send it for conservation and post some pictures (thumbs u

[WinstonWare]

I love it when ladies join the forum. Welcome

[Stanley]

I have a United States coin from 1842. I am trying to find out the aprox. value of this coin. Can anyone please help? Any thoughts or questions welcomed!

Here is a scan of the coin.

Welcome to the forum Emily.

 

Without seeing the coin any better I’m suspicious of it being counterfeit.

 

[emily-migration]

Why would you think this could be counterfeit? I have had this coin since I was a child, I think more than 20 years. Is there a way to tell if it is counterfeit?

[Stanley]

A better image would certainly reveal enough details to confirm its originality. However, when I switch my screen to 200 % it appears the detail around the edges are not consistent.

 

Edited to add: The denticles in particular

[emily-migration]

Okay, in hand the edges look very nice and even. I'm going to see if I can get my scanner to take a better shot. Thanks!

 

[dooly]

Hi there i have tried to do some fiddling with the scan hope you do not mind ?

 

 

Emily try scanning at 1200 (thumbs u

[Stanley]

You have come to the right place for help on this.

And I would not recomend any better place on the web to get to the bottom of this. My apologies if I am wrong.

 

[pendragon1998]

Welcome to the forum, Emily. As others have said, we need larger images before we can give you a more educated opinion of what you've got. Please continue to post and you'll find that this forum is an excellent place to learn more about this coin and any others that you might be interested in.

[rrantique]

Hi and Welcome to the forum.

[jesbroken]

Hello Emily.

Welcome to the forum. You will find very valuable information here, but when we do not have quality photos from which to base our opinions you either won't get any opinions or any qualitative opinions. Your coin is an 1842 large date Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar and appears to be VF or above condition. As to its being counterfeit I cannot say. Better photos are needed in order to specifically access any damage that may affect the price. I would value this coin at around $200. This is just my opinion and I am certainly no where near the best person for this series of coinage. Good luck with the scans.

[James_OldeTowne]

I would estimate the value between $125 and $250. I know that is a wide range, but it is difficult to give a more accurate assessment without seeing the coin in person.

[cpm9ball]

Hi, Emily! Welcome to the neighborhood. The rim and the denticles do look a little strange, but maybe that is just because of the scan. Do you have a digital camera? Can someone post a photo of a genuine Seated Liberty for comparison?

 

Chris

[conqueror]

Hi, Emily! Welcome to the neighborhood. The rim and the denticles do look a little strange, but maybe that is just because of the scan. Do you have a digital camera? Can someone post a photo of a genuine Seated Liberty for comparison?

 

Chris

 

Here are some examples:

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I hope this helps and welcome to the forum.

 

John

[Keleum]

Hi Emily and welcome.

 

Your local library will have a copy of the Red Book:"A Guide Book of United States Coins" If you find your coin, you'll find retail prices and a brief description of each grade of the coin. That will help you determine if it's a $100 coin or a $2000 coin. You can also just search eBay for 1842 quarters and get idea for the range your coin may get.

 

Don't be put off by questions of authenticity, that's always suspect. Environmental damage just means it might be worth less than a undamaged coin, not that the coin is worthless. The better your picture is, the better the answers to your questions will be.

 

I would take James' advice to heart, these are his specialty.

 

 

 

[CarolinaCollector]

Welcome, Emily!

 

Although your quarter is dark, do not try to clean it.

 

1842 Quarters are not common in any grade...

 

I agree with Keleum - listen to James' advice.