Interesting Washington Quarter Variety- It's Huuuuuuge!

cmerlo1

The photos here are of a recently-acquired and certified example of the 1952-D Huge D quarter, FS-501. I started looking for this variety a long time ago, when it first appeared in the Cherrypicker's Guide. At the time, according to the CPG, there were around 10 known. Once I started looking, I found a few more over the years, including one that made AU58. Also according to the CPG, this MM punch wasn't used on any other known coin design- it's as if it was tried on this reverse die (there may be two dies, I can't remember) and discarded. It's also interesting to note that there are two other mintmark styles that can be found on 1952-D quarters besides this one, both of which are common. It's difficult to fully appreciate the size of the mintmark, but I realized when photographing this example, the photos show it really well. I've never gotten much for circulated examples when I've sold them, and if I remember correctly I got around $160 for the AU-58 when I sold it in 2008-ish. This example is currently in an ANACS EF40 holder. Enjoy!

IkesT

Yes, there are 2 dies with the huge D that differ in mintmark position.

Nice find!

koynekwest

Huge is right! It's like a throwback to some of the Seated coinage. Congratulations on that one!

coinsarefun

@koynekwest said:
Huge is right! It's like a throwback to some of the Seated coinage. Congratulations on that one!

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I agree!

johnny9434

I like that one

BuffaloIronTail

Pretty Big, but I don't think it's as big as the 1928 Large S.

I dunno. Maybe they're cousins?

Pete

ricko

Either I was not aware of this one, or I forgot about it. Will have to look through my silver quarters (I never have any luck when doing these searches of my coins)... Worth a try anyway. Cheers, RickO