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What's Your Favorite Silver Washington Quarter In The Group?
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I selected about (50) coins from my 1932-1964 Silver Washington Quarter collection and I now have the pics side by side in a Gallery I set up on the homepage of my website (www.wondercoins.com). Click on each coin for a larger image to appear.
I would love to know which quarter is your favorite in the group? A dozen or so of my most colorful top grade specimens are not pictured yet, but I am working on it!
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I would love to know which quarter is your favorite in the group? A dozen or so of my most colorful top grade specimens are not pictured yet, but I am working on it!
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- Jim
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I like this one:
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<< <i>Jim: Left hand side of the homepage of www.wondercoins.com about 1/3 -1/2 way down the page is the link to the Gallery. Were you able to find it?
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Ok. I found it this time. There are multitudes of nice toners there, so it would be hard to choose just one.
Going with my personal bias towards liking both sides closely matched in color and also favoring rim toning, I'd probably choose that '45-S, followed closely by the '47-P.
I also like the pastels of the '50-S; the striking, saturated colors of the '46-P; and the compelling obverses of your '47-S and '58-D, to just name a couple. You have a fantastic collection and assortment there!
*BTW, I believe you posted the '58-D twice there.*
- Jim
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Nice selections to be sure! You have great taste as you picked mostly MS67+ to MS68 grade quarters in your favorites list.
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but close behind is the luster-dripping 1939-S at #2
<< <i>I'm a sucker for those Mint Set toners, so the 1958-D gets my #1 vote (from the list),
but close behind is the luster-dripping 1939-S at #2 >>
I REALLY like that 1939-S too. In looking through the 1935 to 1943 coins, it was hard to choose the best as they are really all stupendous.
The 1935 is a standout.
The mint toners I admit I like a little less than the less toned ones.
The 1944-S looks to be a bit cleaner than the 1944 to me.
But if i have to pick one ,it would Be the 47-S
I used to be famous now I just collect coins.
Link to My Registry Set.
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-specialty-sets/washington-quarters-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1932-1964/publishedset/78469
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... let me add the '58 D for having killer strike, and look. Thanks for sharing.
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.More comments to come. Thanks for looking everyone.
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In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
TwoSides2aCoin ... I wish I could say it was not true ... that $10,500 would probably be worth about $25,000 in gold bullion right about now. But, this quarter set was never about the money. And, the bright side is I would have probably spent that same $10,500 on golf with nothing to show for it by now had I not given up that hobby and kept this one!
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<< <i>Steve27. That was Richard Green's favorite coin from his amazing #1 MS Silver Washington quarter set way back when (before he then moved on to MS Kennedy Half Dollars and the PCGS Hallf of Fame for that collection). He gave me "first shot" on all his coins before selling off the remainder of the quarter collection in tact and I bought ten or so of the coins. But, with "first shot" comes the first shot price. As I recall, a typical 35-S MS67 back then would trade for $4,000 - $4,500 or so, but, RG's price on that particular 35-S blazer was $10,500 and he would not budge! It was quite possibly the nicest brilliant coin in his mostly brilliant quarter collection (he loved brilliant blazers where you could see the surfaces (and their imperfections or near perfect surfaces) clearly. I paid his price ("kicking and screaming") and I will likely never recover my cost on that coin unless the coin eventually becomes the pop 1 or 2 MS67+ for the grade (presently MS67 is as good as it gets for that particular date). You made my day by selecting that coin!
More comments to come. Thanks for looking everyone.
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Mitch, I'm happy I made your day, that coin is just amazing!
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
All the quarters in your Gallery are gorgeous. Today, as I type this reply my favorite toned coins are the 1949 P (sixth row down from the top, third coin in the row; particularly the obverse); the 1949 D (12th row down from the top, fourth coin in the row); and the two multicolored 1958 D quarters (10th row down from the top, second coin in the row and bottom row, second coin in the row). For the untoned coins my favorites are the 1935 S and the 1939 P.
What I would also like to see you display is a Gallery of your best 1965-1998 MS Clad quarters. I suspect that a Gallery showing these Clad coins may turn some heads and cause a more than a few hobbyists to rethink their low opinion of Clads as collectible coins.
1Tommy - Sorry that you have been seeing no quarter inventory on the site. It probably will not be until around the Summer that I get some of the dupes pictured and described there. In the meantime, if you are looking for any specific Washington quarter date/grade, let me know and I'll see if I have an extra coin hanging around that might help with your set.
And, you are correct that the 1961-P is a Ty B and I believe would be a pop 1/0 coin if I resubmitted it to PCGS for the special variety designation. So, that is a very cool coin as well as right now even the undergrade MS66 in Ty B is only a pop 4/0 as I recall.
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edited to add ... this is really helpful to me. I am adding about (12) more pics today to the Gallery (these will show up as the closest to the bottom pics in a bit) and also removing one coin from the gallery as well.
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In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
list of coins that particularly "floated my boat" is:
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44-S
46
49-D
50-S
53-S
55
56-D
58-D
61
63
63-D
64
It screams from the mountaintops
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
And, JoeyKoins. The 47-P and 50-D are great MS67+ coins. The 50-D is still pop 1/0 to this day. A second 47-P in MS67+ was just slabbed by PCGS, but I really do enjoy this one. Thank you Gary L. and I am glad I could help you out with your amazing State Territories collection as well. All the D mint quarters from the 1950's are exceedingly tough coins in high end MS67 grade starting with this 50-D. Sometime later in the year, I will get pics in the gallery of my pop 1/0 1955-D MS67 coin as well as a couple MS66+ undergrade coins I have in the collection ... they are sensational pieces as well.
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<< <i>59P is mine! I love that toning pattern and is something that I look for as a plus with my coins! >>
I kindda agree.
But the '41-S embraces more of the qualities I think of when I think of choice and superb Gem silver quarters;
<< <i>Justin added another roughly dozen quarters which he put at the very bottom (last 12 or so in the album)... Check them out. Justin also added a section for his monster-toned Ike dollar collection. Stephanie, eat your heart out!! Wondercoin. >>
I'm gonna go look........ For his sake it better not be nicer than mine
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Hoard the keys.
U.S. Type Set
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I'll take a closer look with tonight's brew.
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Edited to add ... CoinJunkie: You picked some absolute beauties there! I posted both of my 1943-P MS67+ coins from the pop 2 in that grade. Just curious which of the two 43-P coins you actually liked better?
<< <i>CoinJunkie: You picked some absolute beauties there! I posted both of my 1943-P MS67+ coins from the pop 2 in that grade. Just curious which of the two 43-P coins you actually liked better? >>
Not sure I saw the second one the first time I viewed them. Upon further review, I'm going to say.......
they're both pretty awesome, but to my eye the one in the fourth row (second coin from the left) is
prettier, although a lot of people probably would vote for the other, since its colors are more
"monster".
BTW, I'm not a huge fan of Washies EXCEPT when they look like yours! Super collection.
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<< <i>Jim: Hi. Thanks for pointing out that dupe. I just asked my "webmaster" (21 yr. old son) to remove it. The only good thing about having a college guy (not to mention your son) for your webmaster is that he answers the phone at 2:30 a.m. when you ask him to fix something. LOL.Wondercoin >>
- Jim
1935-S
1936-D
1939-S
1945-S
1950-D
1943-P
1938-S
The luster on those S mints from the 1930's is fantastic. Great collection!
Jim
Here's a little more direct link to the gallery; Gallery