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I was wondering if this is the spread between the E and S and the bracketing of the I and B by the M that determines whether it is a Type B reverse. Just ran across this Silver Washington this weekend., Thanks Terry  |
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Edited by coop
03/06/2011 10:17 pm
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Great photos Coop. Thanks for the information.
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Do the type B's carry a significant premium over the base coin's value & what years do they occur? Sorry, I'm not a quarter guy but would like to know.
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03/07/2011 10:01 am
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According to the Numismatic News market guide the Type B reverses occur on all Philadelphia dates from 1956 through 1964. This guide shows substantial premiums over the normal coins. The highest is for 1956 which supposedly goes for $25 in AU-50 and $275 in MS-65, compared to $6.60 and $26 respectively for the normal coin. In the real world I'd be very surprised if you got anything close to those prices when you sell the Type B coins. I went to a show the other day and checked many Washington quarters looking for Type B and Type C (1964-D) coins. I did find a nice 1959 type B in MS-63 or better, at bullion price. I sure don't expect to get the $35 list value if I put it up for sale! By the way, there are many proof quarters labeled as "unc" in dealer boxes. These of course all have the Type B reverse and if they don't have obvious reflective surfaces it's hard to tell whether they are business strikes. Since less-than-gem proofs are really only worth bullion value I passed on at least a dozen examples that were most likely mislabeled proofs. Edited by Jaobler
03/07/2011 10:54 am
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Thanks for the info Jaobler
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Thanks for the replys guy's Coop what can I say Just Wow. Very Cool Thank You man. In this case I blew it I think. The quarter it turns out is a 1951 S for some reason I thought it was something else. Never mix wrenching on a Motorcycle with Numismatics  Terry   |
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I'm sure just a typo/wording error
I.E.: "Type B reverses occur on all Philadelphia dates from 1956 through 1964."
The normal rev. is the type A for these years/m.m. as well as others.
The type B is not the norm. Yes, you want to look at all of the 1956
through 1964-P's for the type B.
Recent quandry I have and I need to start a thread about the differences between a proof and a business strike 56 through 64
Not just mirrors but actual attribute differences on the devices (if any) I wrote to a few people but have received no answers.
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Almost forgot. Actually your coin is a little different. It has the attributes of a type A reverse but that spacing between the E/S is interesting. Never saw that before on a type A Unless it is just Die Deterioration. |
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Indian,
On the Obverse the die looks to be about mid state
On the reverse it looks later die state but for some reason the deterioration seems to be heavier at the bottom.
On the top the corners of the letters are nice and tight
with very little rounding.
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