1921 SLQ - key date

BlackX · Jun 20, 2010

Was looking for colonial stuff but not arguing with this baby at all (most valuable find to date). Didn't even know this was a key date until after I got home. Glad I didn't clean it there--though I really wanted to see the date--i could see it had a date and was in good shape. Might only be my 2nd SLQ--I forget and would have to pull my silver from the safety deposit box to find out. Ran it under running water after I got home. Sorry the pics aren't better but it's with a flash. Will try to get better pics tomorrow in daylight.

Wldbil · Jun 21, 2010

That is a beautiful SLQ, love the detail. :thumbsup:

AGCoinHunter · Jun 21, 2010

This is a banner find. Key date SLQ in this shape is an awsome find. You get my vote.

fisher2 · Jun 21, 2010

according to pcgs pic grading its up in the au 50 range

http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/SLQ/Grades

Brian in MA · Jun 21, 2010

Nice find. A key date in great shape is quite rare, especially a SLQ, where just having a date is pretty rare.

Congrats on the Banner.

Brian in MA

fisher2 · Jun 21, 2010

congratz on banner

Indianhead Jones · Jun 21, 2010

Congratulations, my friend! :hello2:

I too, was lucky enough to find a 1921, deep in a forest, in the middle of nowhere! It wasn't in the condition yours is in, but it had a readable date! You can see it in the picture under my username.

A great find...and once again, congrats!

Larry G.

Hardrock · Jun 21, 2010

BANNER for sure,awesome condition for a dug coin,but opinion is the matter here and a professional one is needed,I agree with most 600.00 or better coin that is rarely found in lower grade let alone that beauty. Congrats :headbang:

Hardrock

SoreKneesDayton · Jun 21, 2010

Wonderful find! Check out this pictorial grading site:

http://coinauctionshelp.com/how_to_grade_standing_liberty_quarters.html

It looks to me to be about a EF-45 from their pictures. The breast plate mesh can be seen on your coin and all the detail in your shield. That starts with the EF on this web site.

SKD

DMN · Jun 21, 2010

Heck...any Standing Liberty Quarter with a date on it should be a banner! But when they are as nice as this one and as significant as well, banner is just formality. Pretty, EF coin. Don't know if you'd want it slabbed or not. Not a bad day's labor, although if it were me it would only get out of my possession when the last clod of dirt was thrown on me.

Congrats...you have one great find.

kuger · Jun 21, 2010

DMN said:
Heck...any Standing Liberty Quarter with a date on it should be a banner! But when they are as nice as this one and as significant as well, banner is just formality. Pretty, EF coin. Don't know if you'd want it slabbed or not. Not a bad day's labor, although if it were me it would only get out of my possession when the last clod of dirt was thrown on me.

Congrats...you have one great find.

I agree it is RARE to see much detail on any Stander,all of mine are dateless!The detail on that is stellar!!!

bigtim1973 · Jun 21, 2010

Way to go...........I have been wanting to dig one of those things up since I was a kid and I still have not done it. Congrats on your key date SLQ!!!!!

Mr Tuff · Jun 21, 2010

Awesome Qtr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MR TUFF

N.J.THer · Jun 21, 2010

Congrats on the awesome find and the banner.

NJ

ANTIQUARIAN · Jun 21, 2010

Man, what a gorgeous coin! Congratulations on getting the banner too, almost makes all the hard digging worthwhile!

fistfulladirt · Jun 21, 2010

Congrats on that beautifully detailed 20th century silver piece, and also making banner!

ffd

BlackX · Jun 21, 2010

Thank you, folks, for the comments and the banner votes! (I'm quite happy to be able to search the archives now.

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I'll likely keep it, as I do all my finds so far, intending to leave them for my kids, but being out of work this may end up going at some point. We'll see on that part. As for getting it slabbed, I would actually like to in this case but I've seen or heard of so many coins getting marked "cleaned" even when they were also only run under tap water that I'm a bit leery of doing so. Under a 10x loupe I can't see any hairline scratches but who knows how those folks decide to mark things "cleaned". I suppose I could take it to a coin dealer and ask but the only one I'm familiar with I'm not sure I'd trust their opinion. Guess I should probably pull it out of the SD box--where it will be residing--and see what some dealers think at the next Bay State Coin Show. Any other thoughts in that direction regarding getting it slabbed?

Thanks again!
_Rich_

AGCoinHunter · Jun 21, 2010

BlackX said:
Thank you, folks, for the comments and the banner votes! (I'm quite happy to be able to search the archives now. )

I'll likely keep it, as I do all my finds so far, intending to leave them for my kids, but being out of work this may end up going at some point. We'll see on that part. As for getting it slabbed, I would actually like to in this case but I've seen or heard of so many coins getting marked "cleaned" even when they were also only run under tap water that I'm a bit leery of doing so. Under a 10x loupe I can't see any hairline scratches but who knows how those folks decide to mark things "cleaned". I suppose I could take it to a coin dealer and ask but the only one I'm familiar with I'm not sure I'd trust their opinion. Guess I should probably pull it out of the SD box--where it will be residing--and see what some dealers think at the next Bay State Coin Show. Any other thoughts in that direction regarding getting it slabbed?

Thanks again!
_Rich_

If you have any intentions of selling, definately slab it. You will get a much higher premium. Running water over it wont hurt it. And if it does returned cleaned, you can just crack it out and send it off to another one. I would send it to PCGS first then ANACS if it comes back damaged. Any way you look at it, you are going to get a nice price for that one if you put it up for sale.