1966 SMS Washington Quarter Possible WDDO-001

Hi, JohnWayne007... that's a nice coin you got. Kindly picture the first S in STATES, that's the marker for your coin variety. The CCF experts can make better determination if they see that the marker exists on your coin. Enjoy....

Courtesy of Wexler's site:
Die Marker:



Thanks...

I took some more screenshots while comparing my coin to the one listed on variety vista just to show the similarities if it helps.






Every image I compare to is identical from what I have been seeing.

Thank you Greasy Fingers, anyone have recommendations on what I should do with it, should I slab it or just 2x2? for now I have kept it in the original case because there is extra metal around the rim of the Reverse above the "ES" of "STATES" and I didn't want it all coming off, the rim is very sharp.

Here are some pics of the obverse and reverse, is the 1966 DDO-001 common?

The areas you are pointing to are just glare from the light, there is no MD in those areas and is all rounded and all of the markers are the same.

Here are some more photos of the "R" in "LIBERTY"
i just don't see how MD can make the "R" become split right in the same spot as the "R" on the DDO-001...

Im not sure if it is considered a "Marker" or not, but I thought I should post this for everyone to see and hopefully have some confirmation...


Exact same marking on the 9 in the date.

I am only using one light source which is the LED ring on the USB microscope with a white filter, I eliminated random light (light bulbs, natural light) by using a small white board rolled into a tube and placed around the outside of the microscope and the outside diameter of the coin so no other light source could show on the coin other than the light I am providing for the photos, long story short the only light reaching the coins surface is the one from the LED ring.

Is there any specific area you would like to see?

Also regarding shadows and lighting, I can point my microscope straight down at the coin completely flat and in any given direction/angle while looking at the coin and the spread is always the same and in the same spot (which doesn't happen with shadows) Normally if it is a lighting issue the shadows will be in different locations given the angle/direction the microscope is pointing. I have been on this coin for the past 2 days picking at it, every detail that is shown on the DDO-001 from variety vista is present on this coin from every angle (which I've tried) including different lighting and brightness.

I will do my best to provide better photo's, and again if there is any areas that coop or anyone else would like to see just let me know.


Edit: just some background on where this coin came from, this coin was in the same SMS mint set that I found the WWHO-003 that I personally cracked open myself and was always kept in the original case. So the marks on the "9" in the date and any others on the coin, if damage, happened at the mint because my hands were the only others that touched it besides the one who packaged it, this set also came from my grandmothers personal collection (she lived in the US and was a very big collector). I know all of this might not mean a whole lot, but I just thought I would mention all of that as this coin has never seen circulation and has only been out of the original case 4 times.

I found a coin in my sms set identical to yours in every single way... What did you determine with yours? I also found doubling on all 4 of the others in my set and I don't know why to do next lol