I need help with Quarters, please!
Catmandu
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Having had great success with my toe-dipping post, I am now in need of some more help.
The whole "Dry January" concept has some appeal, and I decided substituting coin grading for alcohol consumption would not be a bad thing. Once I get some good replies to this post, maybe I'll stop drinking 
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I started down this path two months ago, sorting through a half shoebox of dimes in 2x2's. The interwebs was my friend, and I think I have a good accounting of those coins based on my amateur eyeball. One is kinda toney, I should probably work harder on its evaluation.
Today, I went to the secure storage facility for something else, and decided to haul home a big soft sided cooler full of inherited coinstuff to further my numismatic experience. Amongst mostly mint sets, there was also a couple of shoe boxes of quarters in plastic tubes. 1920's to 1980's, heavy on the 50's and 60's.
Is there a specific grading reference I should look at, other than the aforementioned interwebs I used for the box of dimes?
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I would start with a redbook if you don't already have one.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
In addition to redbook, the Greysheet and coin fact apps are both helpful, as well as auction records from GC or eBay.
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If you are interested in having fun and beginning a collection of sorts, since you’re into a bunch of quarters, it might be a kick to get a Dansco (or other) coin album and go through the quarters by date and mintmarks while filling those. You can learn more about grading along the way with a Redbook, or other
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Red Book and photograde are your friend. Somewhere PCGS has online pictures similar to the photograph book.
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To the Red Book, I would add the ANA grading guide. The PCGS Coin Facts site is a wonderful free resource.
The Grey Sheet is an expensive subscription. I would look at the Red Book prices to see if you have any better dates.
I have a Red Book, and I think filling a Dansco with my best examples would be a good start, so I have one on the way. With bullion prices still relatively high, I'll sell off the silver and use the proceeds to finish the book. Thank you all!