1898/o Barber Quarter???

[Leon]

Hello all,,,
I was just wondering if someone could give me their opinion of the grade, and value of this coin...
I don't know much about grading coins, but according to my old book, I would say it grades at, "About Good".
I can't see any of the letters in Liberty on the head band, and the rim is worn pretty good on the reverse...
I notice that it has a fairly low mintage,( 874,000), and is considered a scarce coin in good condition...
Also, I could use some advice on the green stuff that is on it... Is their anything I could do, or should I just leave it alone...
I'm not sure if the green is corrosion, or just clay. The coin was part of my cache find and I think they may have had the coins separated with the clay... It looks more like dried clay to me, and on one of the other coins like it, it will pop off of the coin when pushing on it with a toothpick...
Any, and all opinions are welcome... Thanks
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

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[hollowpointred]

sorry leon,i dont know anything about grading coins,but that is a heck of a find! im sure someone will be able to help out soon.

 

[jeff of pa]

My Book says Good Condition. (2004 Red Book $6.00 Value)

Discription in Red book : GOOD ; Date and Legend Plain. Liberty Worn off Headband.

? The Green Looks like Tarnish from a Foreign (Different) Metal Being against it there.
But You Inspected it in Person, So I'm Probably Wrong.

 

[Gabbit]

$8.00 in the 2006 Red Book -- 25% over the 2004 red book -- at that rate by 2027 your coin will be worth about $100.00 bucks

 

[ZumbroKid]

G Grade i'm sure no one would argue that. Try just soaking in distilled water. Value will go up not down over time.

 

[JakePhelps]

yea looks good to very good. I wouldnt clean it at all

 

[Leon]

Hey, Thanks all...
That's a little better than I was thinking, but it looks like I better quit trying to think at 4:30 in the morning...
After looking at my old book again, it does state as Jeff mentioned, " Good = Liberty on headband will be worn smooth, but date and letters in legends must be readable ". Also, I noticed I have the mintage wrong. The number I have shown above is for the 1898/o Half, not the quarter... The quarters mintage was 1,868,000. Again thanks for the input and advice. I was just wanting to see how close I was to the actual grade. I'm using an old book that belonged to my father published by Whitman Publishing Company 1964 and wasn't sure if it would still even be close...
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Leon,

nice coin you got there.

have a good un...........

 

[bk]

I would grade that as "Good".
The green is probably corrosion from a copper coin touching the quarter, and not corrosion from the quarter.
You should be able to remove the green using an ultrasonic cleaner and tap water.

 

[Leon]

Thanks Sherman, bk...
I'm still not sure what the green is. There were no coppers found with the coins. I don't know if you seen where this coin come from so here's a link: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,22686.0.html

It was part of my cache find and all that was in it were 8 silver coins and some of the black dirt that must have slipped through the lid of the jar over the years. I used a toothpick on one of the other coins and was able to get some of it off without leaving any marks on the coin, but it is pretty hard to get off, and goes through toothpicks like their going out of style...

My main concern is that if it is corrosion, it will grow, and eventually cover the coins?,, making them worse...
Thanks for the tip, and the comments...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[bk]

Leon,
A silver coin would not turn green from corrosion. The green stuff must have come from something in the jar.
If you don't have access to an ultrasonic cleaner, try soaking it in tap water, but don't rub on the coin.
That is really bizarre.
Let us here kow it turns out.