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I went to m local B& M today and looked through some mint sets. Starting in 59 ( He didn't have any 56 , 57, or 58 today...but he did have a real nice 53 ! ) Anyway... I looked at about 200 mint sets and found something interesting. Either this is a fluke or maybe someone else can confirm it, EVERY 1959 set I looked at had B reverse quarters in it -that's 16 out of 16 sets. I was suprised when the first one I looked at had a B reverse quarter..and then another..and another, I will have to get a couple at a time I guess ! After my initial suprise things turned more normal as I only found one more set from 1960 with a B reverse 25c. Seems to me a good source of moderately priced high quality B reverse Quarters. The secret's out ! Anybody looking for UNC 59 B reverse 25 c ?  |
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Absolutely! You sure those weren't proof sets?
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Yes I am sure they were mint sets, all had ten coins. I usually look at the "junk silver" for my B reverses, and one day I figured it might be worth looking at the mint sets to find some nice UNC ones.The 56,57,58 sets are quite a bit more costly , not sure if it is worth 100-200 dollars for a B reverse coin with possible marginal others, the later sets are all under or near 50 bucks. I did not find any C reverse quarters in the 64 mint sets, anyone ever find one in a mint set ?
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I typically pick up miscellaneous Type B coins on ebay for between $7-12, so no, 100-200 dollars is out of the question for the Type B reverses. Type C, on the other hand, is running around $100. |
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Are the ones you get on E-bay Uncirculated ? Mine vary from F-AU mostly, but a few uncirculated (lower grades unc, they are in a bag). so far I have paid melt for my specimens 2-2.50, and I cherry picked a 1964 MS-64- marked for 3.50 at a small show awhile back.
I figure the cost is pretty good since there are 9 other coins along with the B quarter, I am gonna have to check prices on singles to see if I can at least break even on the 56, 57, 58 sets if I find a nice one with a B reverse, but that's alot of initial cash on a limited budget. But then if these get more popular it may be worth it.
I can't wait to find that C reverse...I know there's one out there for me !
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Yes, I get uncirculated ones from ebay. Biggest problem that I have is that many coins that I think are MS Type B, are actually just ugly proof coins. I was collecting many of them in June for $4 each. You just got to keep a good eye looking for them. As a matter of fact, I'm browsing it now as we speak. Type C is difficult to spot compared to the Type B. For example, here's a 1964-D being sold for $5+6, but it's difficult for me to tell if it's the rare C variety. http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-NICE-1964-...ER_W0QQitemZ140177941548QQihZ004QQcategoryZ39462QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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This Type B and C is unknown to me. Please explain?
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Hi Mila, I will point you to a thread on this subject to avoid rehashing info and reposting pics . https://goccf.com/t/20369 Vaslin, do you know if C reverses can be found in mint sets ? I agree on that auction, to hard to tell, all the key points are to dark to tell and the price is pretty steep with shipping for a regular quarter. Maybe they are getting wise and intentionally using inconclusive pics hoping for lottery players :) I am tempted ..... |
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Any proof or mint set 64 and back to 52 (or was it 53) whatever, has the type B rev.
I was just looking at some today at my local dealer.
the business strike quarters are the ones you want with the type
B rev. That rev. is a proof rev. that was used on these business
strikes accidently. naturally the dies got worn done quicker punching out bus. strikes so the rev. does not look like a real proof but has some of the sharper features, enough left on it. (tail, leaves)
The type C rev. is only found on the 64-D (so far anyway)
that was the rev. of the 65 (clad)another mis-fuddle.
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So far I am pretty sure they run 56-64 on the B reverse, cherry pickers does not list any earlier dates. The mint sets are business strike coins- and not every set has B reverse coins, as far as I know. I was just wondering if anyone else has found 1959 sets that DO NOT have B reverse quarters in them or do they all have them ? All other dates I looked at had regular A type reverses except one 1960 set. That's over 170 mint sets and one with a type B reverse, other than all 16 1959 sets with all type B's.
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That's extremely interesting infinite. This is the first time that I've had confirmation that mint sets are all Type B.
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I want to make this VERY clear ...The mint sets from 1956-1964 DO NOT all contain type B quarters. Some do and some don't, and I am trying to find someone that has a 1959 set or looked at some 1959 mint sets to confirm that they also have type A reverse (I know the D mints are type A in the sets) .
All the 1959 sets I looked at yesterday (16 sets) contained type B reverse quarters- there were none with type A Philly reverses- And I want to know if this is normal or just a fluke.
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Picked up about $120.00 face in silver quarters this morning and just finished going through them. 1- 1957 Rev B VF, 2- 1962 Rev B XF & 1- 1964 Rev B XF. Last 2 lots of quarters I got both had the 1964 D Rev C (both AU) but none this time.....
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