Washington quarter series toner question

Twinturbo

Which dates are the hardest to find attractively toned?
I always see rainbow 57,58 quartersfrom mintset toning. Any other dates I should avoid??

Bochiman

Why would you "avoid" them?
The dates that there were double mint sets are usually considered the most likely to have nicely toned examples, though I have noticed that the 1955 double mint sets don't usually produce as nice as the '57 '58 and the '56 is nice but not quite as nice as the '57 '58 sets, imho, on average.

I have seen board members post some very nice ones from the '40s and other dates in the '50s. I am assuming you mean silver quarters and not the clad.

I'm bumping the thread for you hoping that others that know the series better than I can help (I know manofcoins probably has some thoughts as well as some of the dealers/photographers who handle a lot of them (Airplanenut, MessyDesk, MrD, etc)

Tiny

First off, you should not avoid any Washington Quarters that are toned either NT or AT in my
opinion. Obviously you will find nicer toned coins that come from mint sets that where released
from the mint in cardboard holders because of the paper used to cover them. Dates prior to 1947
and after 1958 would again in my opinion are the harder dates to find toning because of the lack of paper
with chemical content making direct contact to the surface of the coin. Is seems that these will have a more
prevalence to cause " Attractive Natural Toning ". The other dates will have differnt types of coloration
caused by the way the coin has been stored / kept over a period of years. As for AT coins is there a reason
not to collect them? Even if they are toned by a different way they to can be attractive to the eye of a collector
which I have many just because they are pretty. hehe You need to understand how to determine which is which
only so that you pay a fair price for the coin. Good Luck my Young Jedi, use The Force and Follow It Well

SamByrd

I have many 56,57,58 toners that I enjoy from lower ms grades to ms67. There bonus years in that they can be found very attractive often at modest cost.

To respond to your question though, I have found 30's dates to be tough even in circulated conditions to obtain with attractive tone.

TomB

The dates from 1947-1958 exclusive of 1950 will be the most often found with appreciable toning within the 1932-1964 silver issues due to the sales of original government double mint sets that were produced using high sulfur cardboard backing and paper covers. Dates within this 1947-1958 range can have characteristic colors or "looks" likely again due to the batch of paper or cardboard used in the respective years. Overall, 1957 and 1958 WQ from Denver tend to tone the most dramatically.

ricko

I avoid tarnished coins.... I think it is a phobia... Cheers, RickO

SkyMan

IMO the toughest dates to find attractively toned are from the 1930's.