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I was recently browsing ebay auctions that were ending soon and came across this 1942 Washington quarter. Knowing to check this date for doubled dies, I was in the process of inspecting the reverse when I noticed that the bidding had jumped to $261. I thought to myself "I must be missing something" and, sure enough, this coin exhibits the FS-802 DDR, featuring a bold, massive spread on "Quarter Dollar". This price was already beyond what I was willing to spend, so I sat back and watched the show. After a small increase to the high $200s, you can imagine my shock when, in the final seconds, the price jumped to $1134.59. The seller, an experienced ebay coin dealer with over 600,000 sales, must be wondering what he missed. The link to the auction is provided below: https://www.ebay.com/itm/236959430380 Edited by 1910S_1C
07/30/2026 11:55 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow!!!  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Quite a show for sure  Beautiful example... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Rounding the last turn and then the jets kick in. Nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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Moderator
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Very interesting!  I bet the seller feels lucky as well.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow! That's pretty cool! Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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That seller doesn't really seem to attribute varieties. I guess they let the bidders do the work.
I would be curious to know if the surfaces on that coin are original or dipped.
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Moderator
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That seller doesn't really seem to attribute varieties. I guess they let the bidders do the work. A fair assessment. |
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Pillar of the Community
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In all honesty, if I were averaging 2000 coins a month for 25 years, I might not be scrutinizing coins that closely, either.
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Fair point.  |
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pretty nice DDR! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Dang. I'm so busy this time of year or definitely would have been beaten on that one. That guy sells a lot of cleaned coins. That one looks legit. Maybe a 65.
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Posted 07/31/2026 05:31 am
