Washington Quarters
Conita1218
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Conita1218
Posts: 140 ✭✭✭
Conita1218
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No offense, but I might suggest you find a reputable source to buy your coins, seek help from an experienced dealer or friend, or its going to be a long hard road of dissapointments in the near future, not to mention financial loss
And crush those staples down so they don't scratch other coins!
If that makes you happy enjoy
But find a good local dealer willing to guide you and stay with him or her
you will establish a new friendship which is priceless!!!!
Those quarters are basically bullion value in that condition.
Decent circulated coins.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
Where did you find them? In rolls?
In jars of coins. My SO. Family were collectors as well.
Some people here seem to think people that post to these boards should all know from the beginning how to collect coins. They seem to forget that at one point they too were beginners. They seem to want to criticize without offering a reasonable beginning point for new collectors. Having said that,
Hi @Conita1218 Welcome to the Boards!!!
Washingtons are a lot of fun. Congratulations on starting off collecting them. As mentioned by some of the others on these boards, you should squish the staples flat (with pliers for example) so that they don't hurt the other coins you might put into the same coin box with these coins.
If you are starting with circulated silver Washingtons you might want to start with Washingtons from 1945 - 1964. Coins from those years comparable to the ones that you have posted above should all be available for basically silver melt value. A Washington quarter will have .1808 troy ounces of silver. Here's a link that will let you know approximately what silver melt value is on any given day, since silver prices fluctuate over time.
https://silverrecyclers.com/Calculators/coin_calculator.aspx
All coins are graded on a 0 to 70 scale. Coins from 0 - 58 are considered circulated while coins from 60 - 70 are considered uncirculated. The ones that you've posted above are circulated. To give you an idea of grading Washingtons, you might check out this PCGS website:
https://pcgs.com/photograde/#/Washington/Grades
To get to the circulated Washington pictures, click on the lefthand side little gray circles underneath the pictures of Washingtons and above the [Start Over] link.
If you have a local coin dealer you might check them out, and see if they are offering circulated Washingtons at close to melt prices. Just like every other human endeavor, there are good coin dealers that are happy to help Newbies, and complete jackass coin dealers that want to rip Newbies off. See what kind you have.
If you want to see some other Washingtons, if you do a search with a given year of Washingtons from 1932 - 1964... then the mints that Washingtons were produced at that year... then Washingtons you should find a lot of my Washington posts.
For example type in the search window:
1954 PDS Washingtons
and a couple of posts of mine should show up. Be aware that you need to type in the specific mints that produced Washingtons in that given year, for example in 1934 only type in 1934 PD, or in 1938 type in 1938 PS, and then follow that with the word Washingtons.
If you have questions feel free to PM me. Please realize I might not respond quickly, but I will respond eventually.
The single most important thing to remember about collecting coins is TO HAVE FUN!!!
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Ditto.
And a SIGNIFICANT number of the silver 1932 - 1964, in bright uncirculated can be had for almost melt price. No use buying a beat up 1958-D when an unc may only be 30 cents more.
I have about 60 silvers in those years above. I have them in the cards but I keep the in the large plastic catalog sheets. Separated in individual slots. I have done a lot of research and yes I write the mint on the card. Thank you for all the advise.
Your 1939-D looks like it could be a double die obverse. Some early Washington quarter varieties have good value even if well worn.
varietyvista.com/09a%20WQ%20Vol%201/index.htm
Welcome to the forum. Don't mind the ole cranks. Lots of good information here.
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Kind of odd. The one time no one answered sarcastically and a couple members fell the need to criticize the responses. Smh...
The coins the OP has pictured, can usually be found when looking through 90% junk silver at your LCS.
@Conita1218 those quarters are a nice start to a collection. Except for the elite here, everyone starts someplace with nice circulated coins. I think completed sets of circulated coins are more fun since big $ is not necessary to collect. Plus you are more likely to finish a set which is very gratifying (and my quest). Then you can branch into whatever interests you the most -- higher grades, varieties, toning or whatever. Ignore the curmudgeons here. Welcome!
Welcome to the forum @Conita1218.
Your getting that collecting bug.
Watch out because it can be addictive.
Pick yourself up a book or two, the Red Book of US Coins is a good start and check out this thread.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1006619/resources-books-to-read-on-numismatic-series-and-varieties
@Conita1218 .... Silver quarters are a fun coin series to collect.... @Skyman has given some great advice/information above.... you have some good coins to start your series.... as you learn, you can upgrade quality if you want to... Otherwise it will still be a nice set... remember... all of us started as beginners... so get some books on the type of coins that interest you ( or a general book such as the Redbook) and have fun collecting and learning. Cheers, RickO
The bug got me at 8 years old. My dads collection is awesome. I have many coins. The only one I ever polished was the first Morgan I posted. I am still learning and hope I always will. I have multiple books and numerous charts and information but it's been a bit since I got back to it. But thank you all for the kind words. And the not do kind words ..but that's just how some people communicate. I'm a peaceable gal and I am not easily offended Ha! Hippie chicks, we get it! Lol