Do I Have a 1963 Type B Reverse Washington Quarter?

kennytpez

While searching "junk silver", I found a 1963 Washington quarter in uncirculated condition. I remembered the things to look for in a Type B Reverse:
1. A strong, pointed leaf tip, extending over the arrows.
2. The leaf touching the "A" in DOLLAR.
3. A larger gap between the "E" and the "S" in STATES.
4. The "M" in UNUM fitting exactly under the "IB" in PLURIBUS.

All four of these are present on this coin, or at least I believe so. Do you think it is a Type B reverse?







Thank you for looking!

ChangeInHistory

Type B it is, I usualy just look at the gap between the E and S in states for convenience.

kennytpez

Thank you very much, ChangeInHistory!

TwoSides2aCoin

Yes. They're fun to search for. And I have tons to learn about varieties in this series. It's intriguing , to say the least. Ask around . You'll see

lasvegasteddy

yup a type B there
sweet find and congrats
excellent imaging too for research presentation

kennytpez

Thank you TwoSide2aCoin and lasvegasteddy!

1tommy

Nice job Kenny.

This is the first set that I completed and its a nice easy set to complete.

The 1956 and the 64 d Type C are the hard ones. Good luck and conintue searching....

Enjoy My Type B and C Set


Don says, Yes. They're fun to search for. And I have tons to learn about varieties in this series. It's intriguing , to say the least. Ask around . You'll see . You do need to start learning the varieties and after spending a few hours at your shop I would have loved to gone thru all your coins as I am sure there are many hidden treasures........

ProofArtworkonCircs

<<Type B it is, I usualy just look at the gap between the E and S in states for convenience. >>

I have a failure to report in that particular check. I found a 1952 circulated proof without the wider ES separation. It turned out to be a class III doubled die type B over type A.
Later die states showed a wider ES gap. There are more than one class III doubled proof die for this date.

ProofArtworkonCircs

It was nice to see a type B thread again.
Anybody care to keep it going?

I am fascinated by the very similar type B like type H coins from Denver 1969-1972.

Christos

Congrats Kenny I always keep my eye out for these. Now you have to get a set like Tommys' done.

LanceNewmanOCC

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excellent imaging too for research presentation >>



yup, pretty good for a digital microscope aka digiscope.
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TigersFan2

Are the Type B reverses very rare and are they worth significantly more than the regular reverse? (I've ordered the Vol II Cherrypicker's Guide so I can't want to receive it in about a week.)

ProofArtworkonCircs

Rare in top grades, but NOT rare in circulated grades in my opiom.

dlmtorts

We get caught up talking about the pickup points, but I think that the entire reverse, especially the leaves, are much more strongly struck so that a type b is readily apparent when you look at it.

thecointrader

Well I'll be danged. I just learned something from a 14-year old. Took those great images and went searching through a roll of UNC Washies just for the heck of it. Found nothing on the first 39 coins, but the 40th and last coin in the roll turned out to be a Type B 1961 (P) in (perhaps) MS62. Thanks, Kenny. Good work!

coindeuce

I can't determine from the OP's images, but it would be prudent to determine that it is in fact a business strike, and not a lightly impaired Proof.

ProofArtworkonCircs

Welcome to the group, Cointrader! I started saving these in 1973 and considered myself a Johny-Come-Lately to the field.

19Lyds

OK. Time for the Devil's Advocate.

Post a picture of the entire coin to insure that it is not a circulated proof since I do see what appear to be proof characteristics.

ProofArtworkonCircs

<<We get caught up talking about the pickup points, but I think that the entire reverse, especially the leaves, are much more strongly struck so that a type b is readily apparent when you look at it>>

I agree with DLMTORTS that type B's are instantly recognizable with experience. This is especially so with circulated ones. Tarnish fills in the field high relief design junctures.

In the tail end days of circulating silver, I was completing a quarter collection. I remember seeing vivid circulated type B's before I knew what they were. I would pick one up and try to figure out why. I eventually decided that they were too heavily circulated and discarded them. The lightly circulated ones, I wasn't detecting them then.

Type H dies was made from a slightly modified Type B die which was made from a heavily modified type A hub.

Type G was made from type F artwork in a very similar manner as type B from type A. The lower edge of the wings where they touch the body is in very high relief on B, H and G.
This relief is high enough to detect by touch.

Most 1968 S and most 1970 D mint sets and dealer's stock of 1970 D (from mint sets) are type G. Type G also appears on a minority of 1969 D and 1970 Philly,

Here is a 1968 S for sale now. It is advertised as a type F but is obviously the common type G with the high relief wings. Let us know if you see the difference.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-S-S-DOUBLE-DIE-OBVERSE-TYPE-F-REV-Proof-Washington-25c-PIC-THRU-PLASTIC-/131614319206?

ProofArtworkonCircs

For what it is worth, I think the original poster's coin is a circulation strike. I have a poor record interpreting pictures though.