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W mint mark quarter - and the PCGS early find contest

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    smokincoinsmokincoin Posts: 2,631 ✭✭✭
    edited April 18, 2019 6:59PM

    I see a few nicks, but the gouge on her cheek is the biggest issue to me. It's my understanding that, with modern business strikes, it's gotta look dang near perfect.
    edited to add... I'll guess they'd 65 it. I totally understand your flip/plastic dilemma though.

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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    Typical for what I have found so far:

    Very nice

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    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
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    jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    Typical for what I have found so far:

    Wow!!! Send those suckers in. You may be sitting on a gold mine!

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    smokincoinsmokincoin Posts: 2,631 ✭✭✭

    @jwitten said:
    This is a 66. Derryb's looks nicer, in my opinion.

    I agree. This trueview helps hides the white splotches the coin has.

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you don’t wanna send them in, sell to me and I will.

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    matt_dacmatt_dac Posts: 959 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 18, 2019 7:11PM

    Derryb, I think yours has the nicest surfaces I have seen on any of these coins thus far (via the online pictures of course).

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Guessing these will be hitting ebay very soon.

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    cohodkcohodk Posts: 18,621 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why are people paying so much money for these?

    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

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    earlycoinsearlycoins Posts: 282 ✭✭✭

    For a ratty looking 64. All due respect to our hosts, a very savvy marketing move. Without the “first week” concept, would anyone be sending in standard circulation strikes for grading?

    These will be selling shortly, for less than the grading fees.

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cohodk said:
    Who is the profiteer/promoter behind all this?

    PCGS helped tremendously with their bounties on getting the coins graded.

    Now think if that 64 sells for moon money ($250 for that coin is moon money), think of how many people will be submitting every coin they can get their hands on for each of the new designs.

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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2019 7:41AM
    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2019 7:50AM

    @earlycoins said:

    For a ratty looking 64. All due respect to our hosts, a very savvy marketing move. Without the “first week” concept, would anyone be sending in standard circulation strikes for grading?

    These will be selling shortly, for less than the grading fees.

    Agreed. I have said many times I am not accurate at grading ATB quarters. From my viewpoint as a Morgan collector that 1 of 2 discovery that is MS66 is a MS64. And that MS64 is a MS62. That's why I sent all of mine in for grading. I feel like the top 2 pop grades (most likely MS66 and maybe 1 to 2 MS67 that get through) will be the only ones that hold value.

    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @matt_dac said:
    Sold for $31.

    Look...

    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    matt_dacmatt_dac Posts: 959 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ECHOES said:

    @matt_dac said:
    Sold for $31.

    Look...

    Ha ha - what did I miss?

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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @matt_dac said:

    @ECHOES said:

    @matt_dac said:
    Sold for $31.

    Look...

    Ha ha - what did I miss?

    That sure looks like a $31. D MM

    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    matt_dacmatt_dac Posts: 959 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh boy.....

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    direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭

    A bit OT, but I found a cool hoard at a small community bank in burbs of Nashville TN while hunting for Marianas West Points yesterday.

    Modern equivalent of chop marks. Lol

    The entire box is nothing but rolls of BU State quarters.

    I guess every so often during inventory of the vault someone has to make sure the box is still $500.

    Newest rolls found looking at ends, everything is early 2000's.

    I'm not sure what I want to do with it yet.... prob park it in my safe.

    Some rolls are toning nicely on the ends.

    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @direwolf1972 said:
    A bit OT, but I found a cool hoard at a small community bank in burbs of Nashville TN while hunting for Marianas West Points yesterday.

    Modern equivalent of chop marks. Lol

    The entire box is nothing but rolls of BU State quarters.

    I guess every so often during inventory of the vault someone has to make sure the box is still $500.

    Newest rolls found looking at ends, everything is early 2000's.

    I'm not sure what I want to do with it yet.... prob park it in my safe.

    Some rolls are toning nicely on the ends.

    'Some rolls are toning nicely on the ends.'

    Lets see them!

    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2019 8:24AM

    Sure. This is one I took pic of last night. Prob another 5 rolls in there with a nice gold toning on ends.

    These 2000 were the newest ones in the box.

    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


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    YQQYQQ Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭✭✭

    does the mint have back-doors where employees go for smokes? :D

    Today is the first day of the rest of my life
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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @YQQ said:
    does the mint have back-doors where employees go for smokes? :D

    If they are unionized Fed employees... probably.

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It seems like they all have a secure insert so far. Is that included with the pedigree, or did everyone happen to want pictures of their coins?

    A 65 has been listed at $650. Again, wow...

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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @direwolf1972 said:
    Sure. This is one I took pic of last night. Prob another 5 rolls in there with a nice gold toning on ends.

    These 2000 were the newest ones in the box.

    Thanks!

    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    jedmjedm Posts: 2,944 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2019 10:46AM

    @earlycoins said " All due respect to our hosts, a very savvy marketing move. Without the “first week” concept, would anyone be sending in standard circulation strikes for grading?"

    Very very savvy!!

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    pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,748 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't know if I'll find a W mint quarter. Haven't found a P mint cent yet

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pocketpiececommems said:
    Don't know if I'll find a W mint quarter. Haven't found a P mint cent yet

    Ditto!

    Probably find one when we least expect it. Maybe when cleaning the inside of the truck and ...bang... a W cent amongst all the accumulated winter junk under the driver/passenger seats. :o

    And it’s corroded! :s

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    krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭

    I see they have returned to spaghetti hair designs on that Marianas reverse.

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The 64 has a bid at $250
    A 65 sold today for $650
    A very nice 66 is is listed for $1535 obo

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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tetromibi said:
    The 64 has a bid at $250
    A 65 sold today for $650
    A very nice 66 is is listed for $1535 obo

    Links, Please?

    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks!

    ~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
    POST NUBILA PHOEBUS / AFTER CLOUDS, SUN
    Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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    derrybderryb Posts: 36,212 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2019 10:27PM

    The 66 belongs to Cass. He was a valuable member here until he was IMO unfairly booted.

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Debt

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tetromibi said:

    64/65 appears to be the peak of the bell curve. I do wonder if anyone is submitting the Ws with the minimum grade stipulation.

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The first 66 went for $1k last night.

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tetromibi said:
    The first 66 went for $1k last night.

    Not bad. 0.01 FV turns into 100,000% profit. Did not include slab fees, shipping, Bay fees, breathing fees, etc.

    Still a nice profit off a C-E-N-T. Pay your taxes.

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    coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS-66's plastic, 65's and lower-flip

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tunis said:
    Update from San Antonio. Just went to pick up some breakfast supplies from HEB. You guys from Texas know what I am talking about. Asked the girl at the cash register if I could have a roll of quarters. She said they come from a company that rolls the coins, not directly from the bank. Took one anyways. Was going to put the coins in plastic eggs for Easter. This is one is not going into any egg!!! Found it with 4 Marianna Island Quarters mixed in, all with D mintmark. The W’s are definitely out there.

    @Tunis Very nice catch!

    Love HEB and especially, “My HEB” items.

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,046 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wonder if/when the first error coin of the "W" shows up what price it will be offered at.

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Wonder if/when the first error coin of the "W" shows up what price it will be offered at.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-W-Lowell-National-Park-Quarter-BU-ERROR-ERROR-ERROR/233203424376?hash=item364c01dc78:g:JSgAAOSw3Spcugom

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    TetromibiTetromibi Posts: 944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    $329 for the 64. Good for that seller. I'd have never even sent the coin in.

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tetromibi said:

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Wonder if/when the first error coin of the "W" shows up what price it will be offered at.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-W-Lowell-National-Park-Quarter-BU-ERROR-ERROR-ERROR/233203424376?hash=item364c01dc78:g:JSgAAOSw3Spcugom

    Pulled out the pic.

    Interesting.

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    pitbosspitboss Posts: 8,643 ✭✭✭

    There were over 20 rolls of Lowell Park W quarters sold Friday that will be appearing as singles on ebay this week. The bottom is about to fall out of sales when that happens. I sold 115 W's this week at reasonable prices so people that could not afford much came up with a coin. I also kept my best 5 to send in to our host for grading this week as soon as I figure out how to do it.

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pitboss said:
    There were over 20 rolls of Lowell Park W quarters sold Friday that will be appearing as singles on ebay this week. The bottom is about to fall out of sales when that happens. I sold 115 W's this week at reasonable prices so people that could not afford much came up with a coin. I also kept my best 5 to send in to our host for grading this week as soon as I figure out how to do it.

    Thats sounds reasonable @pitboss you provided something that others want and made them happy and made a nice profit and made yourself happy.

    As the supply meets up with demand for these Ws then balance will be achieved. Of course, there will be outliers like the first discoveries and top-pop (if any of these circ Ws were able to avoid their “brothers” during bagging, rolling, and the many hands.

    As for sending them in I recommend calling CS. Good luck on the grades.

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