Washington Quarter 1932-98 Dansco

TraderGio

It just arrived in the mail today. Should I fill the 1965-98 slots with pocket change or Is it better to find MS coins at shops and shows?
What's the best plan to fill the 1932-64 slots?

SilverEagles92

I'd say start with pocket change, then go for individual coins at shops.

32-64... Buy the KEYS first!!!

Leiana

How thick is that album?

-Amanda

MarineEAS1999

<< <i>How thick is that album? >>


7 pages @ 24 coins per page (22 are blank on last page)

Coindexter

<< <i>How thick is that album? >>



It's about an inch and a quarter thick.

cladking

<< <i> Should I fill the 1965-98 slots with pocket change or Is it better to find MS coins at shops and shows?
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However you want to do it. Many don't even bother with the clads.

If you use pocket change you might want to keep your eyes open for varieties. You've also got
the 22 open slots for silver varieties if you find any.

originalisbest

Do you want a nice unc set, or a nice circ set?

If circs don't bother you then by all means keep it all circs - it'll make for a nice consistent look.

If you'd like as many as possible to be unc, but the $$$ needed for high grades in the 1932-1940 is too much, try for nice AUs in those. The '32-D and S would look nice in VF as a theoretical "lowest" grade; the '36-D won't cost an arm and leg in nice XF - and the remainder can be found in AU (or nice BU for common '35, 36-P.)

Some of course will be tougher to find than others... '34-D and '35-D are tough. Above all be picky for appearance - better to add only when a coin is "just right" than buying to fill a hole. In the end you'll be happier and your album will look better for it!

And lastly - don't forget to have fun.

originalisbest

As a smoewhat obsessive Washington quarter album-filler of 3 of the sets at the same time, I think you've chosen a cool series to collect. What's more, even though I like perhaps half the state quarters, and hate all of the spaghetti-hair obverses, you have to admit that's added some fun variety to the series!

Gemineye

It's best not to keep sliding that plastic sleave(sleeve) constantly in and out for various reasons.

TraderGio

I was thinking of buying old Mint sets and then filling multiple albums to get a high quality set

originalisbest

That's not a bad idea if you can find decently consistent mint sets - just be picky with those as you would individual pieces. As for sliding the slides back and forth, true, try to keep that to a minimum - if you ensure all the obverses are firmly below the slide's level, you'll be able to move it without undue fear of damage.

Coindexter

<< <i>I was thinking of buying old Mint sets and then filling multiple albums to get a high quality set >>


I worked at this for a while and soon realized that most mint sets are not of even quality across all denominations. Really, you're lucky if you find one nice coin in a lot of mint sets.

originalisbest

Unfortunately true. Very few mint sets that have been picked over in inventories have consistently good quality.

TraderGio

Would it be better to crack open Proof sets to fill my albums?

cladking

It is best to avoid dealer stock for mint sets but many dealers don't cherry pick
their sets or have customers who do so they can be OK. Even where they are
picked over they tend to be picked over for specific coins such as varieties or Ikes,
rather than for everything. Relatively few sets are picked over for Washingtons.
Mint set quality can be awful and some specific coins can be even worse, but the
best coins made in the last couple generations are usually in the mint sets and the
quarters can't be found at all anywhere else in some cases.

The best bet is with big regional and well established dealers who have a lot of
turnover. If they know what you're looking for and you pay well then they'll think
of you first. If you have access to the wholesalers then you'll probably do even
better because this is where most of the fresh sets end up.

Just because all the coins you look at are junk it doesn't mean the sets are picked
over. Lots of these sets were made this way and just as the gems bunch up so, too,
does the junk. You need to look at a coin from about twenty different fresh sources
to get a good feel for its availabiliy. Just looking at twenty sets isn't good enough.

Good luck.

TraderGio

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The best bet is with big regional and well established dealers who have a lot of
turnover. If they know what you're looking for and you pay well then they'll think
of you first. If you have access to the wholesalers then you'll probably do even
better because this is where most of the fresh sets end up.


Good luck. >>



Would you recommend any such dealers? I live in the Miami area.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.

Steve27

I completed that set beginning with silver coins my father pulled from circulation; thus, I decided to go with a circulated set. That included the post 64 coins.

cladking

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Would you recommend any such dealers? I live in the Miami area.
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I can't think of any in that area or in the entire state. Hauser is down there somewhere but I'm not sure if they can help with this.

Edited to add that John Maben is down there too, but I'm not sure how much of a selling presence they have.

TraderGio

http://www.hauserscoins.com/

Google is a wonderful thing.
Thank-You!

xbob

Would you recommend any such dealers?

For the clad years '65-'98, I bought a set of Unc's in tubes that I put into my Dansco. I got them from a guy named Mike Cichetti a few years ago and was very happy with the price and the coins. I'm not sure how they were stored before I got them but a few of the early ones even had a small bit of attractive rainbow toning.

Link to Mike Cichetti

For the silver years, I have bought sets on eBay and at shows. I look through them for varieties first. Then replace quarters in my album any time I find a nicer one. I have also done some individual upgrades with the ultimate goal of course to be all uncirculated.

I've had 2 sets of the 32S&D keys and sold them holding out for upgrades. I'm leery of raw ones so I am waiting to buy those 2 quarters in reputable slabs for cracking out and completing my set....again.

TraderGio

This is probably a silly question but I'm new. Is it considered bad form to mix Proof and MS coins in the same collection?

cladking

<< <i>This is probably a silly question but I'm new. Is it considered bad form to mix Proof and MS coins in the same collection? >>



Most people will collect both or either. Very few would have a proof for one date and
an unc for another but you can do it any way you want. Mose people collect the later
proofs along with the uncs because they are from another mint with a different mint
mark. They're cheap enough too.

Busting up proof sets is a good way to go since these are more readily available. But
be careful, a few of the later dates lose a lot of their value when you bust them and you
might want to get these as singles.

rec78

Does the album include proof only issues or just regular issues? Proof only issues have the S mint mark after 1967 and there will not be a spot for them unless you got the album that includes the proof only issues.
I am currently filling one of these albums and i find that buying mint sets is the way too go(from 1968-up and even back to 1965 SMS issues). But you have to check the coins first and make sure they meet your requirements. It is also a good way to update your other series if you collect them. I am filling all my current series with BU coins from mint sets. It is much easier and faster this way then looking though dealers stock and obtaining one or two at a time. Of course for 1982 and 1983 you may just want to buy single Bu's). JMSO. Bob

TraderGio

<< <i>Does the album include proof only issues or just regular issues? Proof only issues have the S mint mark after 1967 and there will not be a spot for them unless you got the album that includes the proof only issues.
I am currently filling one of these albums and i find that buying mint sets is the way too go(from 1968-up and even back to 1965 SMS issues). But you have to check the coins first and make sure they meet your requirements. It is also a good way to update your other series if you collect them. I am filling all my current series with BU coins from mint sets. It is much easier and faster this way then looking though dealers stock and obtaining one or two at a time. Of course for 1982 and 1983 you may just want to buy single Bu's). JMSO. Bob >>



Thanks!
Now that I look at it there's no seperate spots for proofs. so that makes it easier to fill.

originalisbest

TraderGlo, good luck with your set, I hope you have fun with it! However, for asking silly questions, we'll now have to make you submit to collecting '64 AH Kennedys. I am sorry, but rules is rules.