Neat PL 82-P Washington

DHeath

Got this in today, and thought it was worth sharing a pic. Both of these coins were just cut from third-party 82 mint sets. They are just as I found them. The 82-P is really well struck, fairly mark-free, and mirrored. I think I've found my set coin.

melikecoins

very nice for 82

Glen

beartracks42

Don,

Is one of them for sale?

DHeath

Gary, all the 82-83 stuff goes in the safe, but thanks.

FC57Coins

Nice 82's are extremely tough to come by - leave it to Don to hunt one down

cladking

Were these from the sets in the big yellow envelopes?

The Philly is about as good as they get. While this appears to have been struck
with a very fresh die you can get a little better strike. It's very clean.

The Denver isn't bad but these come pretty nice. This is the type "c' reverse which
is slightly more common. It does have some PL qualities which is unusual for this.

DHeath

Were these from the sets in the big yellow envelopes?

Cladking, yes they were. As always, you're amazing.

cladking

I've never been able to track down where these were made. They use an unstable plastic
so an acetone rinse might be a good idea.

Are there any clues with yours? All I really know about them is that the Philly quarter often
has a steely color to it and can come very nice. (I've seen a few nice nickels, too) There's
often some tarnish in these sets and they are rarely seen (at least around here).

jeffnpcb

The left one is nicely toning, but the right one appears to have a better strike!