"Completed" 1932-1964 Washington Quarter Toner Date Set

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I began assembling silver WQ toners in 2019, after acquiring a very colorful example for my type set (at the time, my only set). I'm doing the full 83-coin 32-64 date/mm set, which is nearly complete, but I recently realized I now have all 32 dates.

My criteria is simply finding attractive examples that are toned on both sides, ideally as fully and colorfully as possible, although I've made some compromises. The vast majority of the set is MS65-MS67, including all of the date set examples. 47% of the date set coins are CAC-approved.

The coins range from under $50 to $500, with only a single coin (32-D, not in the date set) higher; average cost per coin is $150. My budget is roughly proportional to the weighted coin set value as prescribed by the PCGS set.

I put "completed" in quotes in the title because I'm still actively considering and buying upgrades, my criteria generally being that I like the color & eye appeal better than the existing coin, in at least the same or higher grade.

Here's the CAC Registry link: https://www.cacgrading.com/registry/519/set/1418/leaderboard/22941

And, here's the eye candy

U1chicago

Nicely done with some eye appealing beauties!

TomB

Spectacular accomplishment!

For those unaware, the pre-1947 coins and post-1958 coins (along with 1950) can be true bears to find with significant, attractive toning. Of course, any issue can be tough to find with significant and attractive toning, but those years are especially difficult.

In my opinion, the 1935-D has an amazing blush on the obverse, those early 1940s (1941-1943) look like they could have come from mint sets (though none were issued in those years) and the 1953-S and 1954-S have that wonderful, mushy luster that I find quite attractive for these issues. I also think I might have owned that 1947 years ago.

Copperindian

I love the set Eric - CONGRATS on a great collecting endeavor!
Ken

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@TomB Thanks for the insightful comments. The toned quarters in this series that you’ve shown over the years are impressive and set a standard to aspire to.

@TomB said:
In my opinion, the 1935-D has an amazing blush on the obverse

I was very lucky to find the ‘35-D, it’s a 66+ CAC and is the second most expensive coin in my full set, behind only the ‘32-D. I stretched for a nicer coin than budgeted because this issue is quite scare with attractive toning in any but the highest grades, and I wasn’t sure I’d see another. It also has rainbow toning in a very tight range near the reverse rim. Here’s a closer look:

Shurke

Very pretty. Nice work!

johnny9434

Ya gotta love it 😎

davewesen

what an achievement +++

golden

Very nice set!

Catbert

Beautiful. Congratulations!

BLUEJAYWAY

Impressive.

alaura22

Very nicely done, congrats

Catmandu

@TomB said:
Spectacular accomplishment!

For those unaware, the pre-1947 coins and post-1958 coins (along with 1950) can be true bears to find with significant, attractive toning. Of course, any issue can be tough to find with significant and attractive toning, but those years are especially difficult.

Thank your for this comment! It fortifies my tendency to keep a toned coin as I have been going through my hoard of WQ's as I fill a Dansco book.

I have kept a couple of nice toned coins (to me anyway) from the pile sold for melt value that meet your criteria. Maybe someone will find them "significant and attractive."