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The 1950 d/d 502 Washington Quarter being sold at Heritage Tuesday. Update Lot has been taken off...

RadioContestKingRadioContestKing Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 18, 2019 8:52AM in U.S. Coin Forum

In next weeks Heritage auction I noticed up for sale is a 1950 d/d Washington Quarter. I do not believe the coin on Heritage is the Right Variety. If you check out all the examples in coin facts you can see the heritage coin the d is higher up than the others and looking closer at the heritage coin I cannot see the lower part of the extra D Inside the other D as I do in the other examples. One of which I own.

I also have this closeup picture that @skyman posted in another thread. First up is the link to the heritage auction.

[[https://coins.ha.com/itm/washington-quarters/quarters-and-twenty-cents/1950-d-d-25c-repunched-mintmark-fs-502-ms64-pcgs-pcgs-population-3-1-ngc-census-0-0-ms64-mintage-21-075-600/a/131908-25228.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515#]

Now here is the link to coinfacts.

https://pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/145637

Now here is the up close picture from @skyman

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Now two years ago I found an example that matches the coin at heritage and sent in for the variety. I was told that it was not the right variety and yet now that I see the one on heritage it matches the picture perfectly. So which coin is right? I own the one that is pictured in coin facts first coin. You can see by looking at the second coin pictured the d is higher up than the others. I believe that is the coin at heritage now. @BrettPCGS

This is the picture of my coin that pcgs said was not the right d/d

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Link to My Registry Set.

https://pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-specialty-sets/washington-quarters-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1932-1964/publishedset/78469

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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1tommy While I think varieties are interesting, I'm not a variety collecting guy, so I can't help you with it. I noticed my D/D AFTER I got the coin shipped to my home. Good luck with your piece!!!

  • NorCalJackNorCalJack Posts: 514 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well the Skyman coin looks like the right D/D.

    This is the example for the NGC FS-502

  • RadioContestKingRadioContestKing Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 17, 2019 11:10AM

    @skyman I just mentioned you because I used your up close photo, I am a Variety Expert in the Washington Quarter Series and I have NO Doubt that the coin being sold at Heritage is NOT the right D/D 502. (Yours Is) Now we were asked to contact @BrettPCGS to make him aware of the coins in PCGS Variety holders that are wrong.

    Last year I stopped a 1952 d Large D from being sold at GC when the coin was wrong. Ian took care of that problem and pulled the coin and it was sent back to PCGS where it was corrected. As a Variety collector is just makes me mad that not only are these coins wrong but they mess up the pop reports and the price guide.

    I also know there are a few collectors who do NOT Care that the variety in there set is wrong, they just want to fill a hole. If all these collectors would SEND the coins back to pcgs for a refund it would take the pops back to where they belong and the price guide would get corrected with the sale of the Real Variety.

    The 1961 d/d in 501 has been proven there are 4 or 5 out of the 6 coins graded that are wrong. Is it fair to the rest of us that are building the set to see others have coins that are wrong in there set? I hate wasting my time and energy trying to get these coins fixed and almost feel like a rat having to call them all out. Just do the right thing and if you have a variety that is wrong send it BACK.

    Enjoy Tom

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=UayFm2yCHV8
    I used to be famous now I just collect coins.


    Link to My Registry Set.

    https://pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-specialty-sets/washington-quarters-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1932-1964/publishedset/78469

    Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
  • Another Washington variety expert here. Don't rely on the accuracy of PCGS/CoinFacts for all varieties. For instance, all 3 1946 DDO FS-101 examples are incorrect as they show the Coneca DDO-3 variety when in fact it should be DDO-2. As a test I recently submitted one DDO-2 and two DDO-3 coins to PCGS for Variety Attribution. Results: The DDO-2 came back as FS-101 and so did one of the DDO-3's, while the other DDO-3 came back as Minor Variety.

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  • georgiacop50georgiacop50 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭✭

    @ExpertNumismatics (Ron Guth) has made a statement in another thread that he, in his role of PCGS Consultant, will be able to work towards fixing these problems. However a week ago I brought some misattributed CoinFacts examples to his attention and nothing has been done about them as yet. The wrong pictures are still displayed on CF. I didn't even get a "Thank you for bringing these to my attention" reply from him, so I am not sure if he even saw my PM's?

  • RadioContestKingRadioContestKing Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 18, 2019 9:26AM

    I just wanted to Give a Big Thank You to Mark Feld as I got this message this morning. Tom, our cataloger agreed with you and the lot ids being withdrawn. Thanks for the head's up.

    It is great that a company cares enough to take the time to check out lots that are in question. Thanks everyone for the reply. And again thanks to Mark.

    edited for:

    I also wanted to add that I truly hope our Host will take care of this on the sellers part. This coin was sold back on the 13th march 2018 for 264 dollars. Now the price guide shows 110 and I again say I hope our host makes the buyer of that coin last year whole. I also hope they fix the pop reports. @ExpertNumismatics This is another problem where coins sell for more than price guide so who should be left holding the bag?

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=UayFm2yCHV8
    I used to be famous now I just collect coins.


    Link to My Registry Set.

    https://pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-specialty-sets/washington-quarters-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1932-1964/publishedset/78469

    Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.

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