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mahgobbi Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 5:06 pm I've got about $400 in change I've been dumping in jars for the past 5 years (since my last change deposit). I should have a lot more than that, but I spend out of it a lot. LOL I just recently became interested in coin collecting. I've been through all of the pennies and now I'm starting on the quarters. I've been through them quickly to check for silver and there were none. Now I'm sorting into piles by date. I know to weed out all 1983s and I have a list of the other dates which hold a slight bit more than normal value. What else should I be looking for? I couldn't find a thread with common die varieties for quarters, although I'm sure I'm just overlooking it. Can somebody give me a list of the most common/obvious varieties I should be looking for? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 5:44 pm Save the 82s and 83s in EF and higher grades since no mint sets were produced those years. Also, you might want to purchase a cheapy State Quarter folder and attempt to fill it for giggles Cladking might be able to fill you in on what years would be conditional rarities. I will check my Washington quarter book when I get home this evening to see if I can find some more for you. Report this Post to the Staff
Kabiye_Lady Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 5:45 pm I'm not an expert on Washington varieties, but here is a link to the PCGS registry site which displays collections of Washington quarters with the nine most "popular" varieties. I'm sure that should give you a start. Link: http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/Com....aspx?c=1042 I second the comment about saving choice examples from ANY year. If you see a really sharp quarter from the 60's or 70's, save them in a plastic tube. Quality examples from 20+ years ago are getting harder and harder to find in circulation. Edited by Kabiye_Lady 01/08/2008 5:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mahgobbi Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 6:22 pm Thanks for the link. Seems like there are no popular varieties post-1965 other than the 1976 ones. I came across quite a few 1982 and 1983 coins. I have two more rolls to go. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 8:50 pm I just checked my copy of Q. David Bowers' A Guide Book of Washington and State Quarters(part of the Red Book series) and the only non-proof varieties of note are a 1965 DDO, FS-25-1965-101 "doubling is very strong on all obverse lettering, eye, and the date, this variety is extremely rare" per Fivaz-Stanton and a mention of a number of 1989-P quarters minted without a mint mark due to clogged dies. In the State Quarter series, you have the high and low leaf Wisconsin quarters and the Minnesota DDRs. If you want to save some of the nicer examples, I would recommend keeping any AU55-MS mid 80s and older with a sharp, full strike and nice luster Edited by biokemist6 01/08/2008 11:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mahgobbi Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/08/2008 10:24 pm Is the 1965 DDO a common variety? I only have 14 quarters here from 1965 and I'm almost certain I have one that is DDO. I also have two more that I can't tell for sure and need to take some photos so I can zoom in. I'm going to post the one I'm pretty certain about in another thread. And THANK YOU for the great info! I'm a complete newbie, so I need all the help I can get! Report this Post to the Staff
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