That's quite discouraging and frustrating, no doubt.
Yes it is and I got my other 3 grades over the weekend. All I can say Now is NOT the time to submit Washington Quarters. In the past 6 years I have never got a MS 62 and Now in the past month I have 2 MS 62.
On the flip side if there grading this series truly tough at this time that would mean some of the coins coming out may upgrade later when times change. I picked up this 1959 because I like it and looks alot better than some of the 67's I have seen. Alot cheaper and I like the retro label.
Don't be too hard on yourself regarding the MS62 grades; around a dozen years ago I put in a rather large submission of gem WQs and I received the AU58 grade for a 1932 and a Light Motto 1934.
I'll toss one up to welcome the new forum look.
Nothing earth moving but I'm glad to add it to my set.
Hard to see in the pic but there is a nice subtle rainbow on the obv.
Hey tom did you ever send those coins back in for a regrade? Also sad to report that the 1959 I bought from Mayer Numismatics was either stolen or Lost at the Anaheim Post office. Coin was logged into anaheim oct 3 and talking to the dealer his response was this happens every once in awhile? I really wanted that coin and now looks like I will get a refund instead.............Going to leave it in my set and see if anyone tries to register it.... Enjoy tom
Here are a trio that I call my triplets. They were sent in at the same time by me, in the 1990s, and all came back the same grade with consecutive cert numbers. I'll post the obverse images now and the reverses later-
Okay, I apologize. The reason I waited as long as I did was that there were so few, if any, responses so I wasn't certain if anyone was still reading the thread. However, at least three of us are hearty souls who still love WQs. The reverses-
I call them the triplets because I purchased them from the same collection on the same evening and they are the same year and mintmark. Additionally, I sent them to PCGS on the same invoice and they all received the same grade. Lastly, they look pretty similar; the colorfully toned areas actually have a glow to them and the off-white areas have a satiny or mossy tint to them. I always thought the consistency was cool.
Oh, I can recall a ton of information about that evening; it was one of the greatest numismatic experiences of my life and I am delighted to still own quite a few coins from that transaction.
@Pokeplayer101 said:
+I was reading Tom! Were they given MS67+?
Thanks!
These were graded in the 1990s well before PCGS started using the + for grading. They have never been sent back for regrade. Each was graded MS67. Interestingly enough, back in the 1990s PCGS was really hesitant to give any WQ the MS67 grade and the populations of such coins were minuscule. If I recall correctly, there were only nine PCGS MS67 1951-S WQs until I sent this trio in and then the population "exploded" to a full dozen. Currently, the PCGS population for this coin in MS67 is in excess of 150-pieces.
Once again Great Story and Great pictures. That is amazing that they all got the MS 67 grade that long ago and sure some of those in your collections are now easy + coins. Thanks for sharing and the pops are exploding on all the Varieties too.
I sent in 8 coins for the Quarterly special and this is one of the first out of those to pop up. This coin is only the 6th coin graded for the 1943 S 504 and the first one I have found Raw...There are 2 MS 66 2 MS 65 and now 2 MS 64 and once again I feel lucky to have found it......Enjoy Tom
I have never seen one of these 1943-S RPM coins in-hand, but the images make it look like the S is severely malformed. Is it a double mintmark or do you think there are more than two?
Congrats on the RPM.
I had to look it up in my CPG as I'm not familiar with it.
The description there is "A secondary mintmark is visible south.....".
I'm curious to hear 1tommys own description.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
Well I just went back and pulled up this picture from when I bought the coin. Part of the S is protruding from your left hand tail of the S But with a good glass you can also see another part coming out of the middle of the east of the S.
For some reason the true view if you look at that picture you will see the eagles right wing looks like it was die polished out? But in this picture that is not the case. I also think with a good loupe you will see what I saw.
The S itself is flat and fat but I am thinking 2 strikes s over s south and inverted s. Honestly I cannot figure out that tail coming off the s in that direction....Its interesting....And the True View just looks weird,,,,,,,
Congrats Mark On hitting 40 percent and that's another nice addition to Your set. I also saw Mike (Morgandollar1878 ) hit 50 percent on his Set. That's gonna be the milestone for me is the 50 percent on a 185 coin set. Hopefully with all the varieties I have in there now I will be close..........Enjoy Tom
@1tommy said:
Well I just went back and pulled up this picture from when I bought the coin. Part of the S is protruding from your left hand tail of the S But with a good glass you can also see another part coming out of the middle of the east of the S.
For some reason the true view if you look at that picture you will see the eagles right wing looks like it was die polished out? But in this picture that is not the case. I also think with a good loupe you will see what I saw.
The S itself is flat and fat but I am thinking 2 strikes s over s south and inverted s. Honestly I cannot figure out that tail coming off the s in that direction....Its interesting....And the True View just looks weird,,,,,,,
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Thank you for your interpretation of the mintmark area.
Picture of the 43 S in the CPG does not really show what it looks like in Hand. Here is another one Just Back. Population is now 14 with 11 in MS now including this 1949 D FS 601 MS 62. Another coin I just learned the pickup points and found Raw.
This next one fills the 1949 D/D 501 slot. This and a AU 58 make coin number 6 and 7 total pops with 4 of those in MS. This one graded MS 64 and it's another one that I am happy to have found Raw..........
I would say you got a Great Price as My power went out for 2 hours during the storm. I really thought that it was a nice looking coin for the grade and had expected to throw a 800 dollar bid with a max of 900.
That's cool another member got it and please let us know what you think of the coin in Hand..I did wonder why it did not have a sticker with the Pedigree.......
That's a Nice 1964 and there has been a few coins I have missed for various reasons but I always think there are so many others out there yet to be found. Plus I hope someday @TomB is going to let a few of his beautiful coins go so I try to hold off on anything but the Varieties.
Mark I sent you a PM with the Pickup points on Both of the 49 d. I still have 4 coins getting graded and hopefully the 1943 S is the Trumpet Tail and I am right on the other 3 varieties. I added all of the other ones that just got done and our host shipped them yesterday and will take a picture as I had them all put in the New Green holders with there Quarterly Special.......
Please help make the PCGS management understand that the U.S. is still here and still a valuable market.
Maybe if enough people voice their opinion, the management will realize that this registry is one of the most valuable asset they have and they have already let it become second best to the NGC registry.
Grades posted this morning and Happy to add these 3 new varieties to my set. First up I was correct on the 43 s Trumpet Tail and it came back MS 64, than the 1950 d/d came back a MS 64 and finally the 1950 d FS 802 which was in a anacs slab ms 64 came back a 65.
The earliest pop report in my possession is dated November 1993. The 2-page Washington 25c section is depicted below :
I recognize several coins in the listing as coins I own or once owned, including 2 of the clad 25c listed. As you can see, it was easy to make pop 1/0 clad 25c at the time!
Sometime in 1991 PCGS had instituted a cheaper ($15) modern/economy grading tier. I was a modern collector and had started submitting Ikes, SBAs and Kennedies. In September 1992, I submitted my first clad 25c, a 1978, For something like a year, this was the only clad 25c in PCGS ms67/better, i.e, pop 1/0 for the type. Below is a picture of the holder, a PCGS generation 4. The coin itself is interesting and I will try to get pics of it.
It's interesting, I have an October, 1997 issue by my desk and it shows that the 1939 WQ in MS67 skyrocketed up to 59-pieces while also becoming the first silver WQ to be graded MS68. Somewhere in one of these threads I have an image of what I call "The Triplets" and these are three 1951-S WQs that were sent in during the fall of 1998 and their MS67 populations went from 9-coins to 12-coins. We can see that the 9-coin population had been stagnant from at least late 1993.
For those too new to the hobby/industry to appreciate these hardcopy population reports, PCGS did not have populations online at that time and these reports weren't inexpensive. Wasn't it something like $18 per issue?
Life can be quite a roller coaster and I am likely to let go of three of my Washington Quarters in the next few days or so. I have plenty of ideas of who I might share this with but thought I would share it here as well. If anyone in the know might wish to share with me what I should ask for them or any other helpful information, please send me a PM. Thank you.
1961 PR66
1962 PR67
1963 PR67
"If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64 Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Craig, Your set would rank #3 based on GPA. Your set would be very close to Mitch's for #2. You need to add the 2 coins that are missing from your set (I know you have them). Red needs to add one.
1 Red's
2 Mitch's
3 Craig's
@MANOFCOINS said:
Just saw some old coins I once owned. Still have my Washington coin set, have not updated my registry set in a very long time. Dropped out for a while. I think my set would rank in top 5 still. Forgot how to link coins even. Some real beautiful coins listed on this thread.
You don't even have to link coins anymore. If you have the images on your desktop (laptop, whatever...) you may simply drag and drop them into your post to share them.
I recently added a 1940-S MS67+ to my set because the color was in line with what I wanted for my collection. I haven't owned the coin for a week before the pop just rose again on the date. LOL. Wondercoin
Please visit my website at www.wondercoins.com and my ebay auctions under my user name www.wondercoin.com.
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"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
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That's quite discouraging and frustrating, no doubt.
On the flip side if there grading this series truly tough at this time that would mean some of the coins coming out may upgrade later when times change. I picked up this 1959 because I like it and looks alot better than some of the 67's I have seen. Alot cheaper and I like the retro label.
Enjoy
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
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I'll toss one up to welcome the new forum look.
Nothing earth moving but I'm glad to add it to my set.
Hard to see in the pic but there is a nice subtle rainbow on the obv.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Some pretty quarters!
Hey tom did you ever send those coins back in for a regrade? Also sad to report that the 1959 I bought from Mayer Numismatics was either stolen or Lost at the Anaheim Post office. Coin was logged into anaheim oct 3 and talking to the dealer his response was this happens every once in awhile? I really wanted that coin and now looks like I will get a refund instead.............Going to leave it in my set and see if anyone tries to register it.... Enjoy tom
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
Sorry this is just a test really but where better to test than a thread with some of the prettiest Washingtons anywhere?
ttt
That's a lovely coin. As soon as I saw the reverse I assumed it would be a 1958-D. These can come with awesome colors.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I agree, lovely.
That's the same coin @mach1ne posted above.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Here are a trio that I call my triplets. They were sent in at the same time by me, in the 1990s, and all came back the same grade with consecutive cert numbers. I'll post the obverse images now and the reverses later-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Excellent quarters Tom!
@TomB
"I'll post the obverse images now and the reverses later-"
The suspense is killin' me.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Okay, I apologize. The reason I waited as long as I did was that there were so few, if any, responses so I wasn't certain if anyone was still reading the thread. However, at least three of us are hearty souls who still love WQs. The reverses-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I call them the triplets because I purchased them from the same collection on the same evening and they are the same year and mintmark. Additionally, I sent them to PCGS on the same invoice and they all received the same grade. Lastly, they look pretty similar; the colorfully toned areas actually have a glow to them and the off-white areas have a satiny or mossy tint to them. I always thought the consistency was cool.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I like them very much! Nice looking WQs
I like coins like this that exhibit split or multiple personalities.
When you can have luster, crust, color, satin, white,.......in any combination on the same coin it gives it a certain personality, imho.
Also, I like how you can remember the circumstances of the pick-up some 20 years after the fact and have named them.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Oh, I can recall a ton of information about that evening; it was one of the greatest numismatic experiences of my life and I am delighted to still own quite a few coins from that transaction.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Thanks!
These were graded in the 1990s well before PCGS started using the + for grading. They have never been sent back for regrade. Each was graded MS67. Interestingly enough, back in the 1990s PCGS was really hesitant to give any WQ the MS67 grade and the populations of such coins were minuscule. If I recall correctly, there were only nine PCGS MS67 1951-S WQs until I sent this trio in and then the population "exploded" to a full dozen. Currently, the PCGS population for this coin in MS67 is in excess of 150-pieces.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Once again Great Story and Great pictures. That is amazing that they all got the MS 67 grade that long ago and sure some of those in your collections are now easy + coins. Thanks for sharing and the pops are exploding on all the Varieties too.
I sent in 8 coins for the Quarterly special and this is one of the first out of those to pop up. This coin is only the 6th coin graded for the 1943 S 504 and the first one I have found Raw...There are 2 MS 66 2 MS 65 and now 2 MS 64 and once again I feel lucky to have found it......Enjoy Tom
pcgs.com/SetRegistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2258
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
I have never seen one of these 1943-S RPM coins in-hand, but the images make it look like the S is severely malformed. Is it a double mintmark or do you think there are more than two?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Congrats on the RPM.
I had to look it up in my CPG as I'm not familiar with it.
The description there is "A secondary mintmark is visible south.....".
I'm curious to hear 1tommys own description.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Well I just went back and pulled up this picture from when I bought the coin. Part of the S is protruding from your left hand tail of the S But with a good glass you can also see another part coming out of the middle of the east of the S.
For some reason the true view if you look at that picture you will see the eagles right wing looks like it was die polished out? But in this picture that is not the case. I also think with a good loupe you will see what I saw.
The S itself is flat and fat but I am thinking 2 strikes s over s south and inverted s. Honestly I cannot figure out that tail coming off the s in that direction....Its interesting....And the True View just looks weird,,,,,,,
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
This is my very latest and brings me up to 40% .
PCGS MS66
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Congrats Mark On hitting 40 percent and that's another nice addition to Your set. I also saw Mike (Morgandollar1878 ) hit 50 percent on his Set. That's gonna be the milestone for me is the 50 percent on a 185 coin set. Hopefully with all the varieties I have in there now I will be close..........Enjoy Tom
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
Thank you for your interpretation of the mintmark area.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Thank's Tom
Picture of the 43 S in the CPG does not really show what it looks like in Hand. Here is another one Just Back. Population is now 14 with 11 in MS now including this 1949 D FS 601 MS 62. Another coin I just learned the pickup points and found Raw.
Enjoy Tom
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
This next one fills the 1949 D/D 501 slot. This and a AU 58 make coin number 6 and 7 total pops with 4 of those in MS. This one graded MS 64 and it's another one that I am happy to have found Raw..........
Enjoy Tom
pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=78469
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
I would say you got a Great Price as My power went out for 2 hours during the storm. I really thought that it was a nice looking coin for the grade and had expected to throw a 800 dollar bid with a max of 900.
That's cool another member got it and please let us know what you think of the coin in Hand..I did wonder why it did not have a sticker with the Pedigree.......
Tom
pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=78469
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
@AllCoinsRule That's quite a gorgeous 1960.
@1tommy Is there some die polishing action on that 1949 D/D?
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
That's a Nice 1964 and there has been a few coins I have missed for various reasons but I always think there are so many others out there yet to be found. Plus I hope someday @TomB is going to let a few of his beautiful coins go so I try to hold off on anything but the Varieties.
Mark I sent you a PM with the Pickup points on Both of the 49 d. I still have 4 coins getting graded and hopefully the 1943 S is the Trumpet Tail and I am right on the other 3 varieties. I added all of the other ones that just got done and our host shipped them yesterday and will take a picture as I had them all put in the New Green holders with there Quarterly Special.......
Enjoy Tom
pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=78469
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
Please help make the PCGS management understand that the U.S. is still here and still a valuable market.
Maybe if enough people voice their opinion, the management will realize that this registry is one of the most valuable asset they have and they have already let it become second best to the NGC registry.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/971767/registry-set-updates-or-lack-there-of#latest
Grades posted this morning and Happy to add these 3 new varieties to my set. First up I was correct on the 43 s Trumpet Tail and it came back MS 64, than the 1950 d/d came back a MS 64 and finally the 1950 d FS 802 which was in a anacs slab ms 64 came back a 65.
pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=78469
Enjoy Tom
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.
The earliest pop report in my possession is dated November 1993. The 2-page Washington 25c section is depicted below :
I recognize several coins in the listing as coins I own or once owned, including 2 of the clad 25c listed. As you can see, it was easy to make pop 1/0 clad 25c at the time!
Sometime in 1991 PCGS had instituted a cheaper ($15) modern/economy grading tier. I was a modern collector and had started submitting Ikes, SBAs and Kennedies. In September 1992, I submitted my first clad 25c, a 1978, For something like a year, this was the only clad 25c in PCGS ms67/better, i.e, pop 1/0 for the type. Below is a picture of the holder, a PCGS generation 4. The coin itself is interesting and I will try to get pics of it.
It's interesting, I have an October, 1997 issue by my desk and it shows that the 1939 WQ in MS67 skyrocketed up to 59-pieces while also becoming the first silver WQ to be graded MS68. Somewhere in one of these threads I have an image of what I call "The Triplets" and these are three 1951-S WQs that were sent in during the fall of 1998 and their MS67 populations went from 9-coins to 12-coins. We can see that the 9-coin population had been stagnant from at least late 1993.
For those too new to the hobby/industry to appreciate these hardcopy population reports, PCGS did not have populations online at that time and these reports weren't inexpensive. Wasn't it something like $18 per issue?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Life can be quite a roller coaster and I am likely to let go of three of my Washington Quarters in the next few days or so. I have plenty of ideas of who I might share this with but thought I would share it here as well. If anyone in the know might wish to share with me what I should ask for them or any other helpful information, please send me a PM. Thank you.
1961 PR66
1962 PR67
1963 PR67
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Craig, Your set would rank #3 based on GPA. Your set would be very close to Mitch's for #2. You need to add the 2 coins that are missing from your set (I know you have them). Red needs to add one.
1 Red's
2 Mitch's
3 Craig's
You don't even have to link coins anymore. If you have the images on your desktop (laptop, whatever...) you may simply drag and drop them into your post to share them.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
That takes a little more practice!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I recently added a 1940-S MS67+ to my set because the color was in line with what I wanted for my collection. I haven't owned the coin for a week before the pop just rose again on the date. LOL. Wondercoin
That quarter is awesome!
Here is mine!
@wondercoin your 40-S has just the look I like as well.
Just a great example and congrats.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
It does look better than a 65. Nice coin.
Here is my Washington Quarter Variety Registry Set
This is my Washington Quarter Proof Variety Registry Set
I figured out how to open a closed set. I just looked at manofcoins #2 wash set. He just added a 1950S MS68 pop 1/0.
Craig,
On the Cirt verification page it says you own the 1950S MS68.
pcgs.com/cert/81480221
@erwindoc It seems strange to see the reverse of a Roosie dime be the face of this thread. Lol.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
WOW!!!!!!! That's all I can say...............
Enjoy Tom
https://pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset/78469
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
Varieties Are The Spice Of LIFE and Thanks to Those who teach us what to search For.