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Found this Washington variety today.
RickMilauskas
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For those of you who would like some info on this...
There was a 1965 reverse die that was inadvertantly struck with the D mintmark
and used in Denver to strike silver '64 quarters. These are quite scarce and very
sharply struck. These are thought to account for less than .025% of mintage (roughly 175,000).
Some of the characteristics are the eagle has six feather wings, there is no incuse outline to
the band on the arrows, leaves have more "cupped" centers, and the pointed leaf tip extends to
the right of the last tail feather on the '65 reverse which is known as variety III or as type "B" clad.
In addition, the "spine" or center stem can be seen in the tail feathers which are more sharply cut
and detailed. It is the third normal reverse used though there were some proof reverses used prior to this.
There was a 1965 reverse die that was inadvertantly struck with the D mintmark
and used in Denver to strike silver '64 quarters. These are quite scarce and very
sharply struck. These are thought to account for less than .025% of mintage (roughly 175,000).
Some of the characteristics are the eagle has six feather wings, there is no incuse outline to
the band on the arrows, leaves have more "cupped" centers, and the pointed leaf tip extends to
the right of the last tail feather on the '65 reverse which is known as variety III or as type "B" clad.
In addition, the "spine" or center stem can be seen in the tail feathers which are more sharply cut
and detailed. It is the third normal reverse used though there were some proof reverses used prior to this.
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Thanks for giving me one more coin to look for.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
I do prefer the clad varieties on clad though.
<< <i>Wonder how many of these still survive today after all the silver meltdowns... >>
This date really suffered the brunt of the various silver meltdowns. It was selectively
melted because it was so common and because it was grossly overrepresented in cir-
culation when the FED removed the last of the silver in 1968.
Probably about 60% of mintage has been melted.
It went for about $150. I think they are scarcer than people think.
In 1965, the Washington Quarter reverse used a revised hub. Also in 1965, the Denver mint struck 1965 clad and 1964-D silver quarters simultaneously. So this coin was likely struck in 1965.
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