1976d MS68 Washington Clad 25c

fantasiize

In reading the related posts (including that of the 64 Kennedy, ms69 CT) this one coin/date/mm/grade also came to mind.

Has anyone made or seen any of the current pop of 3 ?

Do you think they are for real ?

Any other thoughts ?

fantasiize

One point I did not make in my original thread is that the only one that I knew of (documented in some way) was the one in the Heller Collection.

wondercoin

Has anyone made or seen any of the current pop of 3 ?

I have placed 2/3 coins thus far. The 3rd might have been the coin that traded on TT, which I missed the auction. All looks fine there Wondercoin

supercoin

I made this one back in 1999:

wondercoin

Tad - what a wonderful coin that was!! I believe I bought that one from you for the "Registrycoin" (Steve) collection. After Steve sold his Wash quarter collection (1932-1998) a couple years ago, the 1965-1998 coins were sold off individually by me. I know that coin is still bringing joy to the current collector/owner to this day. Wondercoin.

RegistryCoin

Sold before type sets were in the Reg.
Yea someone is enjoying it!
ps. Correct me if I'm wrong, Tad, but I remember that being on your site for about a day or so? If we only knew...

cointime

I had wondered about this also, but with that picture there is no doubt in my mind now.
Now that is a WONDERCOIN!


Ken

wondercoin

Ken: Yes it is!!

This is a perfect example of a "modern" coin that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. A properly graded MS68 1976(d) Quarter!! Yes, the coin is only about 27 years old, but, does anyone doubt this coin will be immensely popular in the decades ahead? PCGS has yet to grade a single MS68 1976(p) yet!! Coins like this are what "moderns" are all about.

Are these really easy to slab? Make that first 1976(p) quarter in MS68 and PM me for an offer that may just blow you away!! Wondercoin

RegistryCoin

lol, Mitch, but true. Classic rarities among the "moderns" at their finest!
ps. see the luster on that puppy???

wayneherndon

I placed one in a collection. I understood at the the time that it was the TT coin and have no reason to believe otherwise. It was for real.

WH

fantasiize

Mitch,

Appreciate the update/thoughts, agree with you.

Tad,

WOW, that is (in my best Steve Irwin - Croc hunter voice) a real beauty !!!

Absolutely amazing, in fact, I closed re-opened, closed re-opened, closed re-opened this thread at least 20 times just to take a nother look.

WOW again !!!

fantasiize

Ok, had to open it one more time ... 21 times ... BLACKJACK !!!

Ken (cointime),

That is not a WONDERCOIN, that is a SUPERCOIN !!!

wondercoin

"That is not a WONDERCOIN, that is a SUPERCOIN !!!"

That WAS a Supercoin, became a Wondercoin and then a "Registrycoin". The forum member I sold it to might have another name for it now.

Wayne - my guess is then that I sold the coin you sold (after placing a collection the coin was in) - leaving -1- unanswered 76(D) looming out there

Wondercoin

cupronik

It's nice to see an old friend revisited. I made the 76-D MS-68 25c
that traded on TT back in 1998 or 1999. I think it brought $260!
I was happy at the time considering I removed the coin from a
1976 mint set. Back then interest in modern coins was in its infancy
and I thought very few people bothered to look for and submit such
coins to PCGS. So I figured the populations would simply take-off
once people saw that they could make money from "high-grade
pocket change".

Well, look at the increased interest and prices these coins bring in
2003! What would an MS-68 1976-D 25c sell for to the right person
now? Kind of reminds me of the 1972-D PCGS MS-67 Ike $1 I made
and sold on Teletrade back in the Fall of '98 for $1600. People were
shaking their heads when I told them about that price then.
Now??.......

FYI, I find that the 25c and 50c from 1976 mint sets are usually
nicer than those in the 1975 mint sets.

RegistryCoin

Learning what the "classic moderns" are, may mean that the "classic" dealers might have to go back to school.

braddick

<< <i>Learning what the "classic moderns" are, may mean that the "classic" dealers might have to go back to school. >>



Now you know why I chose it to be my eBay handle: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/classicmoderns/
And it's alright- I'm not running any auctions now...

RegistryCoin

Catchy name. Great minds... (?)

cointime

ok you guys..... I'm like Chris. This coin is driving me nuts Ever time I get an e-mail I have to scroll past it ( this MONSTER coin) to get to your post. I was lucky enough to make two ms67 in "D" (one for my set, but boy howdy I just can't get it out of my head....What if I had dipped mine.....No I'm happy with the original mint set tone) but how I wanted a 68.


Pat/RegistryCoin.... I'm dying a slow death here

Ken

cladking

The clads in the '76 mint sets are much nicer than the '75 sets on average. If
you look at just the top 10% or 3% then the '76 coins are still nicer. At the top
.5% or so there is little difference and in at least one case the '75 is superior.

dbldie55

<< <i>The clads in the '76 mint sets are much nicer than the '75 sets on average. If
you look at just the top 10% or 3% then the '76 coins are still nicer. At the top
.5% or so there is little difference and in at least one case the '75 is superior. >>



And what sampling methodology was used to come up with this conclusion?

RegistryCoin

Looks like Jay Parrino's The Mint has a new "Modern Classics" catagory...
Link

braddick

<< <i>Looks like Jay Parrino's The Mint has a new "Modern Classics" catagory... Link >>



-With ZERO inventory in that catagory.

fantasiize

Ken,

Another post, another e-Mail, another look (enjoy it, I did).

Cupronik,

Appreciate your feedback, especially that it came from a '76 mint set.

Cladking,

Definitely agree on the '76 versus the '75 by considering the 76 t1 versu 76 t2 Ikes, not to mention the halves and quarters (generally don't look at the nickels or dimes though).

fantasiize

Hard day at work, had to take another look at this beauty ... thanks again Supercoin ...