Type B Washington NEWP's

19Lyds

Whatcha think of this MS65 1960?



This MS64 1964 has got a bunch of crud on it which I do not particularly care for but it has been attributed:

tightbudget

Can't attribute the 1960, but that's a nice reverse of 65 you've got there.

Bruceswar

The scan make it look washed out, but looks nice otherwise. Cool coin!

19Lyds

The 1964 looks awful! I was hoping that the Teletrade pics were bad but unfortunately they were pretty close to right on but since its a 1964 which I have not run across at all in the past 6 months or so, I went ahead and bid it up. BTW only a few of these have been attributed by PCGS. I don;t know if thats because they are hard to find or if its because the $20 Variety Attribution Fee is so danged high!

Total Attributed by PCGS so far are:

1956 = 9
1957 = 33
1958 = 16
1959 = 58
1960 = 43
1961 = 13
1962 = 8
1963 = 140
1964 = 8

ProofArtworkonCircs

At one time (early 1964?) the 1964 B's were considered common. But I think the date freeze with 1964 coinage in 1965 and even 1966 pretty well diluted them. Then many 1964's were melted. Today I consider then one of the scarcer ones. I still consider 1956 in uncirculated as the toughest. Circulated 1956's show up more regularily.

AskRaq

I've seen many "Type B" reverse posts..... but can someone explain what the difference is? Please....

ProofArtworkonCircs

There are many minor differences, but some of the more obvious ones may be seen in the picture of the 1960 coin shown above.
The gap between the bottoms of E and S in STATES is noticeably greater on the B.
The leaf by the arrow tips juts above them.
The leaf by A of DOLLAR flows solidly into the letter.

SUMORADA

Raq......look here


http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=619669&highlight_key=y&keyword1=type b reverse

kryptonitecomics

I was just looking through images of coins I recently got back from NGC and there were quite a few Washington's. It's pretty easy to tell the type "B" so as I looked over the coins I got back.....there were none. I also looked over the images of coins I still have at NGC and noticed this one....it looks like a type B compared to the images of the other quarters I have....opinions?

SUMORADA

Yup! and its a purdy one too!

RickMilauskas

Yes..it's a Type B...nice toning.

Let us know how it grades.

I'd peg it at a 65.

kryptonitecomics

I just found 3 more 1957's....these and the one above all came out of mint sets:

The other phily coins that came out of the same sets were type "A" so we know that just becuase they were striking the coins for these sets, clearly multiple dies were being used.





These both have a cool die crack running through "ribus" and as you can see by the matching toning...they came from the same set.

ProofArtworkonCircs

Most 1959 and many 1960 mint sets have the B quarter (Philadelphia mint ones, that is). In addition the 1959's usually have the proof style artwork on the Philly half.

Edscoin

Picked up this 58 a while back.