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cladking
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I got 400 quarters from the bank today and found a few nice coins for a change.
The best was an '85-P small bust. This one is a nice VF and is the 7th one I've
found in about 120,000 coins searched. There was also a well-struck AU '82-D.
This beat out the existing coin in my set mostly on the basis of being so well
struck.
In the four hundred coins there were 137 states quarters which is slightly high
for recent counts. There were several of the older coins in very high grade. It
seems there are a lot of these coins coming out of rolls and reenterring circula-
tion. Some of these were choice so it may not be only inferior coins coming back.
There were only 31 pre-1979 undamaged coins. None of these were better than
a weak VF (this was a '78-D which is a better date). The number of older coins
has been decreasing rapidly for a few years now. This applies mostly to the high
grade and better date coins and is caused by the huge numbers of new coins be-
ing introduced and by collectors assembling sets.
The best was an '85-P small bust. This one is a nice VF and is the 7th one I've
found in about 120,000 coins searched. There was also a well-struck AU '82-D.
This beat out the existing coin in my set mostly on the basis of being so well
struck.
In the four hundred coins there were 137 states quarters which is slightly high
for recent counts. There were several of the older coins in very high grade. It
seems there are a lot of these coins coming out of rolls and reenterring circula-
tion. Some of these were choice so it may not be only inferior coins coming back.
There were only 31 pre-1979 undamaged coins. None of these were better than
a weak VF (this was a '78-D which is a better date). The number of older coins
has been decreasing rapidly for a few years now. This applies mostly to the high
grade and better date coins and is caused by the huge numbers of new coins be-
ing introduced and by collectors assembling sets.
Tempus fugit.
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<< <i>What is the "Small bust". Got pics? >>
What he said...
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<< <i>I just want to know how you get your bank to give you 10 rolls of quarters. My bank looks at me funny when I ask for two. >>
My bank is pretty good about this as long as I don't abuse it. There are a lot of
people who ask for change here, but it's mostly other denominations and states
issues which they get early and provide on request. It often seems you get less
reaction when you ask for more.
The small bust '85-P has a much smaller portrait of Washington. It doesn't seem
to be a mere hubbing variety since these are sometimes well hubbed. The big-
gest difference is the distance between the E in LIBERTY and the head. On the
regular coin this distance is much less than the width of the bottom of the E, on
the small bust it is greater. It looks like a couple of dies struck these and a lot
originated in the Kentucky area. It is one of the few better varieties which can be
found in unc, though it is scarce or rare as such.
<< <i>I just want to know how you get your bank to give you 10 rolls of quarters. My bank looks at me funny when I ask for two. >>
Really?
I bought 25 rolls of the new nickels from a bank I don't even bank with, they didn't seem to care.
I've never seen this one reported anywhere, but it's only been in recent
years that even the common varieties are being reported. There is still no
reference work for the eagle reverse clads. Some of the varieties are list-
ed in reference books for other coins or in the Cherry Pickers Guide.
The '66 was made with a couple different dies but both are extremely com-
mon. One was well detailed and the other had very little detail. These
were both used on the SMS coins too, though the poorly detailed version
is not common in the set. There's also apparently something of a range
for the coins struck for circulation so these may not become recognized.