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Rest in Peace
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No virtually to it T-Bop. If it isn't uncirculated, even AUs are only worth a quarter. Thanks Mox for the clarity , you are correct .  |
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Are these early clads easy to find in circulation? I remember they were really common in the 90s. A few of them like the 68D, '69, and '71 are getting pretty tough except in deplorable condition. Finding nice VG's and F's can be hard. VF's are scarce and higher grades almost impossible. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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08Bond, absolutely not going to find this coin in circulation that's why I'm surprised I found the coin
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I am seeing early clad coins less and less and when I do they do look pretty worn.
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absolutely not going to find this coin in circulation that's why I'm surprised I found the coin Guess what I found yesterday in the coffee mess at work? *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. ***  |
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I see 65, 66, and 67 quarters all the time (not surprising given how many were minted in those years), but I hardly ever see anything from 1968 through 1973. Especially 1971 and 1973, those are seriously rare in my experience. Dimes, even more so. Anything I see older than about '89 or so is pretty worn.
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 This coin is what I call "nice F". It has less total wear than a fine silver quarter but it's technically only an AG since the right side of the "N" in "UNITED" is worn into the rim. It's not terribly attractive but the "nice" in this case is because it's well struck. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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cladking- I was being facetious. This guy was thrown back to complete it life-cycle.
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cladking- I was being facetious. This guy was thrown back to complete it life-cycle. I've been interested in ALL coins in circulation since 1957. Clads are even more interesting to me since most have circulated freely for many many years. The old coins were always being scanned for good dates by collectors. To me every coin has a story to tell and I try to deduce that story from its condition. This coin appears to have gotten much of its wear in the last thirty years or so and to have been "lost" in the woodwork for some period before that. I'd guess it was still in quite high grade when it took a long vacation in the in the late-70's and became "toned". Perhaps it sat under a machine in a laundromat for 10 or 15 years. It's an interesting coin but, of course, it would even be considered "junk" in 20 years because nicer examples will still be available in circulation with effort. In order for a '65 quarter to stand out today it either has to one one of several varieties or it has to be a nice VF+ or better. XF's are still round but AU's appear to have finally disappeared for this date. This is the latest of all the pre-'76 quarters to disappear in AU. Yes. I certainly agree it's spender and probably always will be. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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One of the things that makes the coin so remarkable is the crisp clean strike. Very few 1965 quarters are hammered. The die wasn't in the greatest shape probably because the pressure was so high.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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One of the things that makes the coin so remarkable is the crisp clean strike. Very few 1965 quarters are hammered. The die wasn't in the greatest shape probably because the pressure was so high. Well, he's back out in the wild. Probably for some young collector to find. |
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Probably for some young collector to find. Yes.  |
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I like to check the weight on '65 quarters (and dimes) in the hopes of finding one on a silver planchet!
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I remember saving the early clad quarters 65-67 back in the early 90's. I believe I still have them! I'll keep them even though they're worth face value.
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