Different Types Of Washington Quarter Reverse?

I'm not the expert on this, but I believe it starts with the 1956 Washington quarter for the Type B rev,Proof Rev Die, and ends in 1964 for the Type B rev, Proof rev die.

Then you also have the very special 1964D Type C Rev, Clad Rev die.


The real experts will be along shortly for confirmation on this.

*I only have 1 that I found- a 1964 P Mint Type B rev, Proof Rev die.

Type "A" Business Strike
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._reverse.jpg
Type "B"
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum..._reverse.jpg
Types a,b & c
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...pe_A_B_C.jpg

Hi,

I am new to the Coin Community Forums! I came across this Thread while searching for Washington quarters with the Proof Type "B" Reverse and although it is kind of old, I wanted to give my tidbits on it. I disagree that the 1956-P Washington quarter with the Type "B" Reverse is the toughest Date of these Varieties to find! I believe wholeheartedly that the 1958-P Washington quarter with the Type "B" Reverse is the toughest to find! I base this on the facts that while quite a few 1956-P's often come up for auction or offered on internet sites, the 1958-P's are seldom seen. Also, the 1956-P has a mintage of 44,144,000 while the 1958-P only has a mintage of 6,360,000. So, which one would you think is more rare, the 1956-P or the 1958-P? I believe that some Coin Experts have hyped the rarity of the 1956-P over the 1958-P because the 1958-P is harder to find and they want to get top dollar for the easier one that they have in inventory! This is just my opinion but it is also based on the facts above.

Now to the rest of the story! I purchased a Gem Brilliant Uncirculated Blast White roll of 1958-P Washington quarters some time ago and pulled them out the other day to list them on ebay. Well, not wanting to get burned as I often have been, I decided to check the CherryPicker's Guide and the Web for Die Varieties for the Date and Mint. To my surprise, I found that some of the 1958-P Washington quarters were struck with the Proof Type "B" Reverse and some of the Proof Quarters are Doubled Die Varieties. I broke open the roll which has been sealed in a plastic tube probably since they were minted and found a total of 30 coins that have the Type "B" Reverse and the remaining 10 are the normal Type "A" Reverses. I am telling you that I nearly crapped in my' pants! Not only did I have 30 coins with the Type "B" Reverse, the coins in the roll average MS-64 to MS-66 in grade with a few MS-63's and what even looks like some MS-67's scattered through the roll.

Now the big delimma for me, is how should I list the coins on ebay and get a fair price for them!? I think that a couple or three at a time would be the best but I have a fairly large IRS Tax bill that I need to pay off. I just don't think that the coins would sell at a fair price for these rarities by listing the whole Type "B" and Type "A" roll! I have tried contacting some Dealers about selling them but with the slow market and the fact that they don't really deal in this type of Variety, I have come up striking out.

Thanks for allowing me to share this with everyone and I hope to share more with you all in the future!


Frank

P.S. I would upload some pictures of te coins but the file sizes are too large.

What ever you do, don't flood the market. They may have been harder to find for others so why dump them quickly on the market. Me? I would list one per week or every other week. That way they don't become to easy to find.

Welcome huntsman53!

You could also try listing a couple of the 58-P B revs here once you reach the requisite 50 posts, there are a few Washington collectors lurking about

Also, the Numismatic News monthly price supplemental started listing the B reverses about a year ago so they are becoming more recognized.

Good idea coop. I know I'd be willing to shell out a few more bucks for MS examples of both A and B types coupled with the ease of the same auction.