1854 huge O seated quarter?

[Denny45]

Found years ago in a fruit tree orchard that was once a old settlement. Seated coins and a few gold coins have been found in the area. This coin is probably the last coin to have surfaced. It looks like the fertilizer took a toll on this coin. A well known coin dealer said it was probably a counterfiet because it didn't sound like silver. Who would counterfiet a coin and toss it in a fruit orchard. It looks like it was buried for a very long time. What do you think? Can you see the date 1854 and the huge O? Not sure if O is the huge type.

 

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[DCMatt]

Looks like it's been in a fire.


What makes you think it is a Seated era coin?


There appears to be a lot of green (copper?) showing through the silver...


DCMatt

 

[Denny45]

Looks like it's been in a fire.


What makes you think it is a Seated era coin?


There appears to be a lot of green (copper?) showing through the silver...


DCMatt

It used to look a lot worse. The fertilizer leached its way into the coin after years in ground. It's hard tell in the pic but you can see the flag at the 1:00 0'clock position and 1854. The O on the reverse doesn't seem to be the thin O.

 

[DCMatt]

I see it now. It's actually a Liberty cap atop the pole, not a flag. But I see what you mean.


Also see two 6-point stars in the area of 9 o'clock.


I can't see much on the reverse. It seems the mint mark area is destroyed...

 

[jewelerguy]

looks like extreme fire damage to me, but could have further damage from fertilizer. Either way, that thing is complete toast

 

[Denny45]

looks like extreme fire damage to me, but could have further damage from fertilizer. Either way, that thing is complete toast

DCMatt also said fire. Yes, could be both fire and fertilizer damage. The mintmark O is there but hard to see. I just need to know if its a huge O or not.

 

[toasted]

I dig almost exclusivly in farm fields and silver does not get that way from fertilizer alone. At worst it will only cause some dark staining that is not easily removed. Toasted is an understatement on that coin.