atb quarters

ckrakowski

i am starting to get back into the whole quarter fad. i am wondering if they minted the atb's in just clad proof not deep cameo, not silver proof. just clad proof. i am having a hard time telling the difference between them. i have most of the statehood's in clad proof. i can get the territories quite cheap in clad proof. except for the northern mariana islands i am having a hard time finding it in clad proof. today i got the mt rushmore quarter in a s minted circulating quarter and that got me to thinking did they mint the atb's in just clad proof. thanks for any help. or is deep cameo just a fancy way of saying clad proof.

wdrob

Cameo or Deep Cameo describes the level of contrast between the mirrored field and the frosted device. The more reflective the mirrored field and frosted the device the greater the level of Cameo. Cameo and Deep Cameo can be on either a Clad Proof or a Silver Proof.

I think I described that accurately. If not someone else definitely will do a better job.

The mint offers both, the silver proof set and the clad proof set.

They can be seen here.


Hope that helps.

jmski52

Pretty much what wdrob said. They don't specifically make cameo or deep cameo coins, but many of them are cameo when struck from fresh dies because the dies are made as cameos, these days. They make both clad proofs and silver proofs, and these can be cameo or maybe not - depending on how fresh the die is when the coin is struck.

The circulating "S" mint quarters are a new variation that started in 2012, and they are only made in clad. The Proof clad and Proof silver coins are also "S" mintmarked.

To add to the confusion, the Mint Set quarters from 2005 through 2010 all have satin finishes, while the uncirculated coins supplied in rolls are all brilliant finish coins.

Kudos to the Mint for making a series that's almost impossible to track.