I need help with Quarters, please!
Catmandu
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Having had great success with my toe-dipping post, I am now in need of some more help.
The whole "Dry January" concept has some appeal, and I decided substituting coin grading for alcohol consumption would not be a bad thing. Once I get some good replies to this post, maybe I'll stop drinking 
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I started down this path two months ago, sorting through a half shoebox of dimes in 2x2's. The interwebs was my friend, and I think I have a good accounting of those coins based on my amateur eyeball. One is kinda toney, I should probably work harder on its evaluation.
Today, I went to the secure storage facility for something else, and decided to haul home a big soft sided cooler full of inherited coinstuff to further my numismatic experience. Amongst mostly mint sets, there was also a couple of shoe boxes of quarters in plastic tubes. 1920's to 1980's, heavy on the 50's and 60's.
Is there a specific grading reference I should look at, other than the aforementioned interwebs I used for the box of dimes?
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I would start with a redbook if you don't already have one.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
In addition to redbook, the Greysheet and coin fact apps are both helpful, as well as auction records from GC or eBay.
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Just remember; a $10 coin in a $30 slab is still only worth $10.
Circulated quarters from the 50sv and 60s are only worth bullion value.
Uncirculated quarters from the 70s and 80s would have to be exceptional to be worth grading. In most cases, they are likely only worth face value.
The easiest way to get a sense of grading is to look at the PCGS photograde guide.
https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Washington/Grades
If you are interested in having fun and beginning a collection of sorts, since you’re into a bunch of quarters, it might be a kick to get a Dansco (or other) coin album and go through the quarters by date and mintmarks while filling those. You can learn more about grading along the way with a Redbook, or other
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Red Book and photograde are your friend. Somewhere PCGS has online pictures similar to the photograph book.
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To the Red Book, I would add the ANA grading guide. The PCGS Coin Facts site is a wonderful free resource.
The Grey Sheet is an expensive subscription. I would look at the Red Book prices to see if you have any better dates.
I have a Red Book, and I think filling a Dansco with my best examples would be a good start, so I have one on the way. With bullion prices still relatively high, I'll sell off the silver and use the proceeds to finish the book. Thank you all!