Pocket change for sale?

MatthewBabcock

I looked at this auction and thought... Can I sell my pocket change too?

Then I wondered if this was worth anything so I figured that I'd ask here...

The auction that I questioned...

kamehameha00

That coin is NOT pocket change,looks to be MS quality that probably came from a roll.

Sequitur

That coin doesn't look like it's been circulated. What I don't understand is the title says 1980 Washington, but the coin is a 1978.

MatthewBabcock

Thanks, I couldn't tell from here one way or the other...

clw54

It should have been spent. Instead, it sat around unused when it could have been part of our economy.

bearcave

<< <i>HERE IS A QUARTERS-WASHINGTON-1980-GEM ORIGINAL MINT LUSTER ,WELL STRUCK..PLEASE CHECK THE PICTURE FOR FULL BELL LINES >>



Full Bell Lines on a Wash Quarter????? When did they start grading that and where do you get the full bell lines on a quarter?

cladking

<< <i>It should have been spent. Instead, it sat around unused when it could have been part of our economy. >>



This is what all business strikes are made for. If they were all used for this purpose
there would be no unc examples for collectors and this coin would look like most of
the other 1978 quarters.

At least it's been unused for only a quarter of a century. Imagine the huge amount of
commerce that an old unc coin might have facilitated. Imagine, too, the huge a-
mont of interest that could have been earned on all the profits from that commerce and
the capital projects which might have been funded.

In real life we needn't worry in either case since they just made another coin to replace
the one "lost" to collectors.

clw54

Yep, a pocket change thread.

cladking

<< <i>Yep, a pocket change thread. >>



If you find an unc 1978 or an unc 1980 quarter in pocket change then you'll
be correct in this assessment. Actually finding an AU would prove to be a
daunting task. In fact you'll probably not be able to come up with a nice at-
tractive XF in a couple weeks of searching.

So this makes them not pocket change. The fact that someone is willing to pay
more than face makes them collectible. ...and the only reason that they are
cheap is that very few are yet seeking these coins since they are much harder
to come by than some coins which bring a lot more money.