Couple of nice finds

[Witness014]

I popped over to the (now, since my move) local coin shops, was disappointed to find that the one I had frequented in the past had gone downhill, a lot; it was now mostly on consignment, with an owner who was mostly going off of whatever the prices she'd gotten the stuff for. Read: overpriced, to the effect of Canadian silver dollars at $30+tax. However, she directed me to another place which I had missed before when I used to live in town. Turns out, their inventory and their prices were a lot better! I picked up a British 1902 trade dollar for $50, a 1853 Seated quarter in what I'd say is around Fine detail for $25, and a proof 1964 quarter for $5.



That's three spots in my collection I can say I've filled now!

 

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[cudamark]

Look over that 1853 quarter real well. There are several varieties. Some are worth a lot more than the common one. As long as the quarter is PR65 you did ok on that. Impaired proofs aren't worth much more than melt.

 

[Witness014]

Thanks for the input, cudamark! What sort of markers would I look for on the 1853?

 

[cudamark]

They had both with and without rays and various overdates and recut dates. You might want to get a good coin book with that info or do some searching online for examples.