Finally got one in my change

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MaineJim
MaineJim Posts: 841 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 5, 2022 2:42PM in U.S. Coin Forum

After a couple years I finally got a West Point quarter in my change. The thing stood right out. I was turning in the weekly bottles at the redemption center and when the guy handed me $4.60 for the three bags I had one quarter looked quite different. It was the 2019 River of no Return coin. Nice looking though you could see it has taken a few hits.

Jim

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  • joeykoins
    joeykoins Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Awesome!
    What a fantastic way to catch a "W".
    I have never found one that way.
    Congrats.
    ;)

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

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  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 5, 2022 3:53PM
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    Congratulations 🍾🎉🎊🎈
    That leaves just a few of us who haven’t scored one in the wild!
    Wait,wait,wait…Joey who has found 17,420 W quarters CRH has never found one in the wild? I’m shocked 😳. My cat is shocked 🙀. Well I’ll be danged 😉

    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • Onastone
    Onastone Posts: 4,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Excellent! I've never found one in the wild, but my wife has in some change from the local grocery store. I couldn't believe it...that's such a lottery to find one in change!!!

  • Che_Grapes
    Che_Grapes Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have one but it’s in pretty rough shape and some nasty-lookin’ sticky stuff on the obverse as a sort of bonus .... and I didn’t even find it, my buddy found it along with several others roll hunting and gave me his “cull” - which I will cherish forever!! :)

  • Che_Grapes
    Che_Grapes Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Like I said - pretty rough shape but she’s all mine ...

  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I was going to ask, what's the point of looking for those. Then I realized it's the West point.

    100th pint of blood donated 7/19/2022 B) . Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
  • daltex
    daltex Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MaineJim said:
    After a couple years I finally got a West Point quarter in my change. The thing stood right out. I was turning in the weekly bottles at the redemption center and when the guy handed me $4.60 for the three bags I had one quarter looked quite different. It was the 2019 River of no Return coin. Nice looking though you could see it has taken a few hits.

    Jim

    I was not aware that was even possible. I thought they were all found by roll searchers. This is exciting to me!

  • MaineJim
    MaineJim Posts: 841 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'm tempted to pick up a few boxes of quarters from the bank the redemption center uses for change and see if they got a few loaded boxes of them.

    Jim

  • Raybob15239
    Raybob15239 Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭
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    Still looking. Haven’t found one yet.

    Successful B/S/T transactions: As Seller: PascoWA (June 2008); MsMorrisine (April 2009); ECHOES (July 2009) As Buyer: bfjohnson (July 2008); robkool (Dec 2010); itsnotjustme (Dec 2010) TwoSides2aCoin (Dec 2018) PrivateCoin Jan 2019
  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @daltex said:

    @MaineJim said:
    After a couple years I finally got a West Point quarter in my change. The thing stood right out. I was turning in the weekly bottles at the redemption center and when the guy handed me $4.60 for the three bags I had one quarter looked quite different. It was the 2019 River of no Return coin. Nice looking though you could see it has taken a few hits.

    Jim

    I was not aware that was even possible. I thought they were all found by roll searchers. This is exciting to me!

    Just goes to show you that they're still out there.

    I personally thought they were long gone.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • gumby1234
    gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Haven't found one in the wild yet.

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  • ShaunBC5
    ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Don’t use a lot of cash, but always check my change. None in the wild (or anywhere, for that matter) for me. My only one is from a giveaway here on the board. I love it.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MaineJim.... Congratulations.... I am still hunting for my first one in the wild....and I use cash whenever possible to get change.... Glad to see you find one, means there are still W quarters out there. Cheers, RickO

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congrats, I'm still waiting

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    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • WAYNEAS
    WAYNEAS Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I too am scoreless at this time.
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • stawick
    stawick Posts: 609 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 6, 2022 9:11AM
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    Congrats! B)
    I got one in my change from Burger King a couple years ago. It looked nicer when I 1st got it compared to the other quarters.
    Its my "BK" quarter. For grins n giggles I sent it in with other coins in an order (MS63) ...
    (And no I didnt get fries with that ;) ... I got onion rings. :D )

  • mark_dak
    mark_dak Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @WAYNEAS said:
    I too am scoreless at this time.
    Wayne

    Me too and I get change almost evry day.

    Mark

  • joeykoins
    joeykoins Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MaineJim said:
    I'm tempted to pick up a few boxes of quarters from the bank the redemption center uses for change and see if they got a few loaded boxes of them.

    Jim

    Good idea Jim!
    This is how I found all my W's. Through bank/customer rolls. Working on my 93rd!
    Just do it guys.

    Good Luck

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  • LanceNewmanOCC
    LanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Raybob15239 said:
    Still looking. Haven’t found one yet.

    i've found ONE more than you have. ;)

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  • olympicsos
    olympicsos Posts: 990 ✭✭✭✭
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    I have yet to score one in the wild.

  • WAYNEAS
    WAYNEAS Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If I give you my address, can someone throw one up on my porch.
    I think doing this would still classify as being found in the wild. Lol
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ricko said:
    ... Glad to see you find one, means there are still W quarters out there.

    .
    Strictly speaking, it means there was one out there... 😉

    100th pint of blood donated 7/19/2022 B) . Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Excellent - still "0 FOR" in change or rolls..........

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @joeykoins said:

    THAT must be my problem - wrong type of magnifying glass...............last time I used one........ :D .

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • BLUEJAYWAY
    BLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I've come up empty as well. The Lonely "W" Hearts Club. :)

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think they should be called qWarters.

    100th pint of blood donated 7/19/2022 B) . Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
  • stawick
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    @Steven59 said:

    @joeykoins said:

    THAT must be my problem - wrong type of magnifying glass...............last time I used one........ :D .

    Well, got rid of that carpenter ant problem anyway. :D

  • ccmorgan
    ccmorgan Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭
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    What's so special about these W quarters?

    Love the 1885-CC Morgan
  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ccmorgan said:
    What's so special about these W quarters?

    As far as I can tell there are only 2 million minted of each one. 5 different quarters in 2019, 5 different quarters in 2020.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • ccmorgan
    ccmorgan Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭
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    @Steven59 said:

    @ccmorgan said:
    What's so special about these W quarters?

    As far as I can tell there are only 2 million minted of each one. 5 different quarters in 2019, 5 different quarters in 2020.

    Were all 10 quarters the W mint? or did P & D mint the quarters too those years?
    I lost interest on the quarters after the statehood series ended in 09.

    Love the 1885-CC Morgan
  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ccmorgan said
    Were all 10 quarters the W mint? or did P & D mint the quarters too those years?
    I lost interest on the quarters after the statehood series ended in 09.

    They made all the other quarters also in those years. P, D, & Proofs.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • olympicsos
    olympicsos Posts: 990 ✭✭✭✭
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    I have yet to score one in the wild. > @Steven59 said:

    @ccmorgan said:
    What's so special about these W quarters?

    As far as I can tell there are only 2 million minted of each one. 5 different quarters in 2019, 5 different quarters in 2020.

    Only released through change, no bags and rolls or sets.

  • smuglr
    smuglr Posts: 579 ✭✭✭✭
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    @ccmorgan said:

    @Steven59 said:

    @ccmorgan said:
    What's so special about these W quarters?

    As far as I can tell there are only 2 million minted of each one. 5 different quarters in 2019, 5 different quarters in 2020.

    Were all 10 quarters the W mint? or did P & D mint the quarters too those years?
    I lost interest on the quarters after the statehood series ended in 09.

    There were P, D, and S uncirculated versions as well. The 2019 W's were just that West Point mint 5 x 2 million each. The 2020 W's also had a privy mark for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II 5 x 2 million each.

  • joeykoins
    joeykoins Posts: 18,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 7, 2022 11:39AM
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    <3B) > @ccmorgan said:

    What's so special about these W quarters?

    Well, let me explain. Lol.
    I found this, 2020 W Tallgrass Prairie, in a bank roll. Sent it to PCGS for grading. It came back an astonishing ms 67! Nearly the highest grade.

    Sold it for another,

    Astounding $750!
    Interested in W quarters yet?
    :D
    To answer your last question.
    In those two years, 2019 and 2020, the Mint did also mint P,D and S's.
    This "W" event was the greatest thing the Mint ever did since producing the "Silver Coinage".
    Wish they would do it again!
    <3

    "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.
  • ccmorgan
    ccmorgan Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭
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    I've seen the Idaho quarters in change but don't pay attention to any of them anymore.
    Maybe I'll look now. Are they worth more than 25c ?

    Love the 1885-CC Morgan
  • smuglr
    smuglr Posts: 579 ✭✭✭✭
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    There's a thrill to finding them and even circulated ones have a value above 25c maybe $5.

  • smuglr
    smuglr Posts: 579 ✭✭✭✭
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    If you are a quarter collector I think you would definitely want a 2019 and a 2020 to have the 2 types.

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