Almost Complete - MS66 Washington Quarter Set, 1956 - 1964 FS-901 (Type B Rev.)
Maxvan1
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I've been working on this 1956 - 1964 fs-901 "Type B Reverse" set for a couple years now... This is my first serious collection now that I am out of school. I picked the FS-901 Type B set because it's only eight coins, and raw BU Type B coins are not terribly expensive.
I'm still missing the key date 1956, but I submitted eight to PCGS and should have the results back soon... I bought more than fourty BU 1956 Type B – I even paid Ebay sellers to cherrypick their stock – and submitted the best eight, so I am REALLY hoping I get at least one. 🙏
This has been a really fun set! I think I am going to do Franklin halves next.
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Coingratulations on your progress! Good luck on the coins in for grading.
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Very nice. I can see the effort you have put into that set! 👍
Now you have me thinking. I should probably look at my 32-64 mint state Dansco set for some of those.
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I made 10 of the 56 in 66 from a partial roll I got in 2010 in Ocean City, New Jersey. I bought the roll as silver but when I went through it I found 17 Type B's. They all graded 65/66 and I still have the best one raw and it is a toned beauty.
It's a tough coin and rarer than rare above 66+.
Don't forget the 64 Type C... it fits nicely in a RDV set.
Good luck to your submissions...
What a nice group. I am surprised you found 40 nice 1956 type B's on eBay, I watch periodically and try to snag all raw GEMs I see.
Thank you! Mostly Ebay, some local shops, offer up, out of complete sets... There are two sellers in particular that had partial rolls of 56 Tybe B similar to Relaxn. A few of the 40 are AU, one AG with nice circulation toning, several are probably proofs. I definitely could have bought an already graded MS66 for the amount I paid for them all, but the search has been fun.
Wow good find. I wish hah. I was tempted to buy a 1956 BU roll to search, but I figured it would have already been picked through.
Yes, I am keeping an eye out for a MS 1964-D Type C. The 1964-D is $$$ even in MS65, and seemingly no raw BU to be found... I bought an AU58 holder in an old ANACS soapbox ariving this week.
Great set and hopefully you’ll receive a nice graded example from your submissions. Always fun to find these. Going through some of my collection from years ago, I occasionally come across some I didn’t even know I had such as in this 1959 Mint set. Wanted to know which in your opinion are the easiest to obtain to the most difficult and where does the 1959 rank?
Nicely done!
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Thank you!
In my opinion, most difficult to least difficult... 56, 64, 62, 60, 61, 63, 58, 59, 57.
59 can be found in mint sets (as you note), but it's still tough in MS66 or higher.
There is also a subvariety for 1963 (FS-901A) that is very rare. It's basically a die state variety with a slightly different top arrow tip... First listed in 2023 [?] version of Cherrypickers.
Thanks so much for your response. I thought the 1959 in the Mint set was pretty cool to find, but along with the type B Franklin proof reverse made it even cooler! I do have some other dates that I’ve found so far and they are 1960 and 1963. If you could illustrate sometime what the arrow on the ‘63 looks like, I’d appreciate it. Thanks so much. Zack.
Nice quarter set
NO NO NO... Sorry.. It was not a full roll. It was 17 out of the 40. I apologize if I was unclear. The roll was a BU roll of 56 and when I went through it there were 17 Type B's. I graded 14 of them 10 made 66 3 65 and 1 64... I sold 2 raw and I have.,.. What I view as the best one. But it is toned from years of being tucked away where as the others were blast white.
Maxvan1 said he has picked up 40 off eBay although some could actually be proof.
Your 10 MS66's from one roll is remarkable considering the population is only 25 with 4 higher.
Very nice! Good luck on the 56.
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The 1956 is pretty easy to find in MS64/65. There are probably five candidates on eBay right now if I go look... It's very hard to find in MS66, though.
It may be easier to find a 1956 in MS65 than it is to find a 1964 in MS65... Population at MS65 for those years is similar (102 versus 104). There are definitely more BU 1956 listed for sale than 1964.
I like this AG one.
That is cool. Great mint set. It may be worth more sealed together like that.
The 1963 FS-901a has slightly different top arrow tips. The top arrow doesn't touch the leaf.
This one is not mine.
I submitted two to PCGS but neither got attributed as FS-901a. I was a little annoyed because I wasn't sure if they just weren't attributing the variety at the time, or whether they didn't think it was it... These are the one's I submitted.
@Maxvan1, again thank you for the illustrations. Honestly I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference either as the two look so much alike. Best of luck in your future searches. Zack.
Very nice set and a good selection for a "doable" collection!!!
That is a nice submission and congrats with the 62 having best price guide. Are you happy with grades or hoped some were higher?
Do the labels tell more about the damage on the 58 and 61? I really like the interesting die polish on the 58. The other 58 they called cleaned seems to have a lamination peel between B and E of LIBERTY.
I will have to look at my accumulation. I had a 1964 roll that had over 10 type Bs. Sent in what I considered best and got a 65 and 66 that I sold before starting my registry set. Maybe I could find some more 65/66s. It was truly a surprise as it was advertised as a roll of 64-Ds.
The 1957s are easiest found in gem/ultra gem as they were frequently found in the green US Mint sets. These toned wonderfully and there are more type B 67s than all other type B's combined. They can still be readily found in 67 unattributed.
I was pretty happy with it. The MS66 on the 1962 is a little dubious - I was surprised it graded that high. I mean, I'll definitely take it, but I doubt it would sticker... I was bummed that 61 got marked as damaged (wheel mark). It would've otherwise been a solid MS66, very likely higher. I cracked that one out and out it into a binder.
I dipped the 58 with the lamination peel. Regret. Live and learn... haven't dipped a coin since.
Picked up a few more Type B / Type C this week. I paid less than $500 for the MS65 64-D and around $150 for the soapbox AU58... I think I got a steal on both.
Still awaiting results from the latest 1956 TYB submission...
Got results back... Three MS65, one MS64, one MS63, three MS details.
Still no MS66... Womp womp. Search continues.