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joeykoins
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Hi guys,
Going through a roll of my bank rolls of Quarters. I came across these brand new 2021's, both the P and the D minted. Two very suspicious coins? Couldn't believe what I was seeing! Is the P (Philadelphia) Quarter an error? Maybe a Satin Finish? Look at the dramatic differences. What do you guys think. Is this normal? Lol.
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I haven't seen P mint 2021s, but I did notice very dramatic differences between P and D mint quarters from 2019 and 2020 (the first CRH I had done). The P mint often look satin or weakly struck as opposed to the D mint which were usually strong brigt strikes similar to the W mint.
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Come on Joey. You've been searching quarters a long time. We've discussed this before. The Denver business strike quarters are almost proof like compared to philly's coins. I don't know how or why it's happening but there is a distinct and dramatic differences between the two mints and strikes.
Besides, Philly doesn't have the best reputation for quality control.
What is the rough estimate mintage on these 1 year coins ? ( like 100 millions or 10 millions ? )
Which mint mark to select nowadays for lower mintage ?
I was tempted on the silver proof one but not knowing the mintage estimate and quarters being so small 24mm/0.955in.
Not ALL Philadelphia "Crossing the Delaware" Quarters are Satin finished looking.
Satin Appearance
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Does Satin/dull surface mean worn die ? A.k.a later strike.
I think it's quite common. In my last CRH of quarters I also came across a few P's among the many D's. All of the P's that I got do have a 'statin' appearance compared to the D's more 'proof like' appearance.
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Looks like a processing variation between the mints... Not a specific, intentional finish.... Likely just the dies. Cheers, RickO
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My suggestion?!? Pick up every Philly mint employee and relocate them to the Denver mint, pick up every Denver mint employee and relocate them to the Philly mint........................problem solved!!
Currently est 340,200,000 of the P mint and 318,400,000 of the D mint.
Differences such as you mention are common on clad coinage of recent years. This is just regular circulation coinage with dies prepared by different workers over time. Die usage also accounts for some of the appearance differences.
The P-Mint obverse looks as if it's been blotchily-coated with PVC. But perhaps I'm not fully up-to-date on Mint practices.