Why Does This Bicentennial Quarter Look So New?

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Dombanks88 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 07:18 am Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 17498 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 07:20 am Not sure I understand the question... Report this Post to the Staff
Dombanks88 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 07:23 am Every bicentennial I ever came across looked dull and old why does the one in the pic on the bottom look new....the pic at the top is what matched it the most Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 16732 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 1:41 pm It's not unusual for coins 40 to 50 years old to turn up in change in EF to AU condition. It could be due to someone dumping a collection, raiding an old money box or even finding coins down the back of an old sofa. With the 1976 Bicentennial coins, I suspect a lot were put aside at the time of issue by people who hoped that one day they would become valuable. Maybe they or their descendants are now taking them to coin shops and discovering that they're not valuable and that the dealers don't want to buy them, so they are simply spending them. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 17498 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 2:52 pm Agree with NumisRob. Bicentennial quarters were hoarded back in the day. A few years ago I was in a conversation with an older guy working at a coin shop. He told me he had close to 400 fresh rolls of bicentennial quarters in his stash--rolls acquired at a bank when they were released. He was considering dumping them, but hadn't made up his mind. He was a scrupulously honest person and wasn't prone to hyperbole. He left the shop a couple years after. Never learned if he went ahead with the dump or not. Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 8:50 pm Agree with all of the above. Been finding lots of AU and better bicentennial quarters in circulation the last few years as folks realize they won't ever carry a premium. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 59525 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 8:57 pm I agree with above. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 71886 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 9:50 pm Please crop your images so we don't have a lot of empty background to stare at. Cropping your images will also allow your pictures to post up larger so we can see them better. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dombanks88 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/29/2025 07:29 am Thanks you for all your replies and thanks for the knowledge as well Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2026 Posts	Posted 04/29/2025 10:40 am I'm curious as to why that "rare" bicentennial quarter is worth $36 million. Edited by jpsned 04/29/2025 10:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18636 Posts	Posted 04/29/2025 12:45 pm Do a Google search for "quarter worth $36 million" and you'll see the clickbait ad. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2237 Posts	Posted 04/29/2025 1:21 pm Hard to tell from the small pics but.... there is NO bicentennial quarter worth $36m. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6120 Posts	Posted 04/29/2025 2:48 pm Quote: Hard to tell from the small pics but.... there is NO bicentennial quarter worth $36m. I was going to say something about that Report this Post to the Staff
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