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I think I'm a bit over my head with this one and need some suggestions. Just acquired a roll of silver Proof Washington quarters from the early 60's. They are all with the Type B reverse. I don't know much about coins, but these appear to be almost perfect! I looked at every coin and I didn't see a mark on any of them. A couple of them are lightly toned and one had a tiny piece of debris on it. I was just going to save them, but didn't realize they would be this nice, so now I'm thinking I'd like to market them the best way possible. What is the best way to get them graded only looking for 69s and 70s? Don't even know if I'm asking the right questions, and will take all the help I can get. Thanks. Ed Edited by edweather
01/16/2014 01:37 am
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When you say 60's what year? How about a couple pictures. They sount like proof set coins and there is alot of them out there the type B is the proof reverse it was also used on philly business strikes I assume there is no mint marks? Need pics As far as grading that can be pretty hit and miss this is something I have been agonizing through and another CCF member gave me great advice if the coin iis going to be a lower value its kinda not worth it..unless its your own collection and you just want the coin protected. Example I have a complete 1999 silver proof set pcgs value shows like 250 bucks or something complete but maybe years down the road I can get that the market is just flooded..  Edited by rupester
01/16/2014 01:46 am
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And my 1999's are all PF 69 DCAM but I love em and love having the complete set.. Fun to look at and enjoy
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you can get rolls of proof quarters fairly easily. Unless they are cameo or deep cameo, enjoy them, no need to submit them. There are many who rip open proof sets and put them into rolls
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What is the best way to get them graded only looking for 69s and 70s? You can only specify minimum grades on bulk orders which is 100 coins or more. Higher grade deep cameos would be worth it and cameos could be as well, but without knowing what you paid for them its impossible to say what minimum grade you would need for any of them for it to be worth it. |
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Post pics of the "best looking" ones and see if anyone here thinks it would grade 69 or 70. You could also sell them here or have a few contests and give them as prizes. John1  |
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Thanks for the replies. There are 3-'61, 2-'64, 14-'63, and the rest are 1962. I just took this one off the top of the roll. they are all in the same ballpark as far as condition. Have never taken a picture of a proof coin before. I know I could use a lot of improvement in my skills and equiptment. Thanks. ed   |
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It is very tuff taking pics of proof coins,you did good. IMHO it does not look slab worthy. John1 |
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@Ed Try not using direct light on it with no flash. Its impossible to tell if its a cam or dcam without being able to see the contrast between the fields and the design. Look up some pictures of the dcam or cam graded washington 1960s proofs on ebay to see some pictures of what they should look like |
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Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure they are not CAMs. The whole coin is reflective. But yes I need a brighter indirect light. I'm also going to try and get the camera directly over the coin. I have a super-macro setting that allows focusing about 1" away. I did the best I could today in like a 5 min set-up, but will spend some more time soon and attempt some better pics. I will check ebay for some pics as examples. Ed |
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Check them for varietys and if ya paid melt for them keep them in rolls if not in a tube I would put them into one ever so gently! Nice coins I love em!
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I checked a few of the reverses at random and they were all the Type-B Reverse. I paid quite a bit more than melt for these, and IMHO they were worth it. They came in one of those heavy duty white opaque plastic tubes. And yes I was EXTREMELY careful with handling them. Thanks. Ed edit: just figured out that the Type-B thing is nothing special for proofs, they're all that way  oops...still super nice proofs though. Edited by edweather
01/16/2014 10:14 pm
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