Any 2011 coins yet?
CaptHenway
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Anybody seen anything yet? I decided to sacrifice my cardio-vascular system for the cause and go to McDonalds this morning, since they seem to have shiny coins more often than not, but no luck. Just a 2010 cent and dime.
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<< <i>None in Philly yet. But I get 2010 Lincoln Cents all the time. Been saving them for fun, and have about three rolls now. >>
Same here just outside Philly , there's been no problem with 2010 coins , it's too early for 2011 going by previous years.
I must say that the quality of the sets was better than last year. The coins had fewer marks and the presidential dollars were not spotted.
On the negative side, the Washington heads on the quarters are frosted up like crazy, but they don't have much detail. They are almost like silhouettes. I know a lot of collectors did not like the “spaghetti hair” but this is ridiculous.
2011 quarter
2009 DC quarter
Edited to add ...
None of the other coins in the set look this bad. Could it be that the hub, if there is such a thing these days, is worn out and needs to be re-done? I thought the that original hardware was made with computer programs and lazers.
1998-S Proof silver quarter
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<< <i>The Mint went back to the 1932 Washington Head artwork for the quarters when the ATB series started in 2010. As you may recall, the 1932's had very weak detail.
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Interesting, didn't know that.
<< <i>Anybody seen anything yet? I decided to sacrifice my cardio-vascular system for the cause and go to McDonalds this morning, since they seem to have shiny coins more often than not, but no luck. Just a 2010 cent and dime >>
The bank told me they had new cents last week.
I ran to get my kid from school (not to be late) and ran back!
2010!
NoooooOOoooo....
...the captain 'scooped' me.
<< <i>I'll have to take a picture of my 1932 quarter tomorrow. It's weak, but I don't think that it's that weak. Most of the weakness was in the motto. >>
Here is my 1932 Washington quarter. I think it has a bit more detail than the Proof quarter I bought today. It's interesting to know that they went back to the old artwork. The mint has been missing with the Washington quarter for years after Andrew Mellon picked the wrong design.