1968-S Type B/C Question

cmerlo1

I had the opportunity to lookat a few 1968 proof sets recently, and noticed that some of the quarters had what appeared to be the 'type B' reverse, and some had the 'type C' with the feather lines. They seemed to be evenly distibuted, but is one type rarer than the other, and is it something worth looking for?

19Lyds

ProofArtworkoncircs reported that the Type B reverse for the 1968-S coins was along the lines of 25%. So you could throw it in the same calss with the PegLeg 1971-S Proof Ike's.

cmerlo1

Cool. I figured there was a thread about it somewhere... I think I'll start a mini hoard of 1968-S type B's!

19Lyds

<< <i>Cool. I figured there was a thread about it somewhere... I think I'll start a mini hoard of 1968-S type B's! >>



Actually, if you do some work, you could probably do a mini-hoard of all the different types, become familiar with what belongs where and perhaps come up with some of those which Wiles needs verification on.

I recently purchased a roll of 1969-D Washingtons that were all RDV-007's which, back in 2003, he said were scarce.

ProofArtworkonCircs

It seems like everybody that has gone through a group of 1968 S sets have come up with radically different per centages for Type B.
Most 1968 S are what I call type M (RDV-007) which in 1968 was a modified proof only version. Yet there are three other circulation style 1968 S proofs which are much scarcer than the type B's.


<<I recently purchased a roll of 1969-D Washingtons that were all RDV-007's which, back in 2003, he said were scarce.>>

Interesting. I purchased a BU roll of 1969 D quarters that were all type M. Half of them were from well worn dies. How were yours?

I found 12.0 % of 1969 D's in circulation were type M.
I found 11.2% of the large 1970 D mintage in circulation were type M's and 4.4% were doubled dies with type M involved.
However near 100% of the mint sets and dealer's stock seem to be type M.
4.3 % of the small 1970 mintage were type M and 0.1% were a doubled die..

19Lyds

Mostly older dies with 6 from deeply deteriorated dies.

There were a series of clashed coins that also had die abrasions from a previous clash. Actually, two different styles of abrading that I could readily identify with another series a later die state.

I can only assume that these were pulled from a mint bag at some point or probably an original roll since the markers on the coins were all very similar. Definitely mot a put together roll.