Washington quarter people - what are cool varieties?

nwcs

I got some of coindaughter's raw silver washingtons today and wanted to know what cool varieties (I don't know much about the series) you can share with me and what to look for. Thanks!

Neil

KINCOIN

nwcs
Collector
Are any of the coins proofs?

KINGCOIN KING OF COINS

nwcs

Nope, these are all circulated issues of 1932-1964, but I haven't gone through date/mint combinations. I glanced a 1941, 1962-1964 before I came back to work here.

KlectorKid

1934 DD, 1937 DDO, 1942-D DDO, 1943 DDO, 1943-S DDO, 1950-D D over S, 1950-S S over D r some nice coins to look for

nwcs

Thanks! I'll be sure to look for some of those.

Aaron04

Type B's are fun to look for.They are on any P mint from 56-64 and are easy to spot without a loupe.They were made by using a proof reverse die and a business strike obverse die.The easiest way to find them is by looking for a large gap between the E and S in STATES.Also the leaf which points to the R in QUARTER is very sharp.
I dont know how to post a picture but if you email me at achampli@columbus.rr.com I will be glad to send you some pictures.
63's are the easiest to find while 56's and 64's are almost non existent.

mnmcoin

Don't forget the type C for 1964 D. Very scarce coin. Has the reverse of a 1965 25c. And the 1952 Superbird on the proof strike. Has a rather distinct s in the center of the bird's chest. Kind of unusual coincidence if you ask me.

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crito

John Feigenbaum wrote an excellent book on the series, think David Lawrence published it too. I haven't found any better, typical title "the complete guide to washington quarters"

Spinynorman

Here are some pics of the reverse types...

ES Type A ES Type B ES Type C

Arrows Type A Arrows Type B
Arrows Type C

66Tbird

thanks for the good pics spiny

TWQG

rpm's are everywhere, but a 50 D/S and S/D would be a real nice find.

MastaHanky

If I remember correctly, there's a 1964 D/D/D, and I don't think they were too hard to find, either.

coindaughter

Hey, Neil, don't forget to post if you find anything cool. I wanna know!

nwcs

You guys are awesome! Thank you for the places to look and especially thank you to Spinynorman for the pics!

I'll let you know if I find any good ones, CD. Do you know when your father gathered these quarters up? I was surprised by how many good examples were in there.

Neil

coindaughter

He bought most of his coins in the early '80s... (I know; d'oh!) I'm not sure exactly when he got these.

What didja find??

Android

Funny we should be talking about varieties. I bought a book dedicated to Washington double dies and discovered I have a 1939-S WDDO-1! In NGC MS65.

Andy