A "Super" find?
joeykoins
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This thread probably falls in the wishful thinking category? Do you guy's see what I see? It's the 1964d Washington. But, anything else?
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SSSSSS, nope, don't see it.
bob
Sorry ... what am I looking for?
No, I see WW like WonderWoman though
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You really need to improve your photography skills.
Sorry, I don't see a "superbird" !!!
I had to look that one up.
Here is a picture for others that are wondering.
And yes...I see what looks like a little "S" in the bottom left picture.
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I do not see the superbird 'S' on your quarter...I do see some remnants of feathers, just not enough there for me to see the S....That being said, I may be wrong and a combination of lighting and wear may be concealing it... Good luck... Cheers, RickO
Remember, the superbird S was only found on 1952 proof quarters. According to PCGS, the prevailing theory is that is was intentionally stamped into the die by a mint employee.
That being said, based on your pics, I only see stray marks. Unless you can match the size and shape to a letter that's used on Washington quarters during the 1964 time period, I think it will remain a contact mark
https://www.pcgs.com/news/its-bird-its-plane-superbird-quarter
Thanks, good eye! That's exactly what I'm seeing.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Yes, I am aware of this only on the 1952. This is what makes it more intriguing.
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Here is what and where I'm seeing an "S".
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Yes! ?
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Perhaps....
The one on the left is the Superbird "S". My "S" looks pretty close to the original, doesn't it? Both S's have that top portion than tapers off near the bottom.
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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.NO.
I think I'll show this to my close dealer friend that specializes in varieties. I just might send this one in!
"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!
--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.I recently cherry picked myself. Turns out a 1952 Proof set I bought some time back had a superbird quarter in it.
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Don't see it.
I see a "5" tilted to the right.
I agree wishful thinking
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This is pushing my zoom. Good luck.
Your interpretation of varieties like the Superbird quarter is important, because it will shape your expectations of what you'll find on other coins.
In the case of the 1952 Superbird quarter, my opinion is that the "S" mark is most likely a weird, random die scratch, or a hubbed through piece of debris (in other words, a stray piece of material that was on the blank die when it was hubbed, causing a dent). You can occasionally find randomly-located marks like these on other proof & SMS coins of the 1950's and 1960's.
If your interpretation, like mine, is that this marking is accidental, you would not expect to find matching "Superbird"-like marks on the eagle's breast on other quarter dates, except by random coincidence.
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Learn as much as you can and base your interpretation on the evidence - don't simply take the first thing you read as gospel. As a cautionary example, consider the outrageous statement made by Jaime Hernandez on the Coinfacts page for the 1952 Superbird variety:
"It is strongly believed that a Mint employee, who was probably also a big fan of Superman himself, deliberately struck an S mint mark on the reverse die of a 1952 proof Washington quarter. Consequently, all 1952 proof quarters struck from this die also contained the S mint mark on the eagle’s chest.
Because of the prominent S mint mark located on the eagles chest, this popular variety is now widely recognized as the Superbird variety." https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1952-25c-superbird-fs-901/144443
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One only has to look at a Superbird quarter to see that the above statement is patently not true - the so-called "S" mark is very clearly not an actual mintmark. As far as I know, none of that statement is supported by any evidence - it's just a made up story. If it were up to me, I would delete that text from Coinfacts, immediately.
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On your 1964-D quarter, it looks like you have a hit on the coin and some rub that are contributing to form an S-like mark. I've highlighted the hit area in blue.
There is also the number 3 at the bottom of the chest, just above the left leg. Both are similar patterns in the design. Die wear? normal?
@isaiah58
Again, I would say that mark is probably due to the coin being scuffed, rubbed or hit on that spot.
Die markers for this variety?
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The 1952 proof Superbird quarter has a raised, S-shaped mark on the eagle's breast. Later die state examples also have re-engraved tail feather details. From my perspective, the latter are more interesting/collectible, because the re-engraving clearly was an intentional design modification, and they are harder to find than the regular Superbird quarters.
Re-engraved tail feather varieties can be found on several dates of 1950's proof quarters, but of course, each variety is different because each die was re-engraved by hand. No doubt, you're familiar with the 1950's proof nickel varieties where Jefferson's queue has been re-engraved.
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