I have another newbie question. Sorry to post so much. Just excited. So anyways I am going through my quarters right now searching for errors. I was reading about the 1983 P mint mark quarters. Should I be holding on to these quarters regardless of quality of the coin? Also are there any other quarters that I should be keeping based on the fact that it is just a rare year or because of the mint mark not being correct? I know about doubled dies, off centers and errors like that but are there any "just keep it regardless" quarters? Oh yeah...and I have seen many quarters where the mint marks are filled in. Are these worth keeping, value wise? I keep them just because to me, a newbie they are different but do any hold a true value over .25 cents? Thank you all so much. I appreciate all answers.
There were no mint sets issued in 1982 or 1983 so quarters from these years carry a nice premium if they are brilliant uncirculated, and especially if gem BU (MS65) or better. 1969 P is another good year for quarters in gem BU. TC
What's the deal with the 1969 P quarter? Just checked. I have 2 1969 quarters. 1 with a D mint mark and 1 with no mint mark.
Spend the circulated quarters. Keep, if you want, extremely nice mint state (or perhaps even AU) 1983 and 1983-D quarters.
Nice attractive VF and better early issues are quite likely to develop a premium if a market ever emerges for clads. Nice VF '69, '71. and '73-D quarters are tough. Other dates need to be attractive XF or better. The '69 above is a keeper but the '69-D isn't due to the marking. The '82/ '83 P&D are keepers in nice well made XF or better. Later dates need to be AU+ but might not get a premium since they can still be found. A good rule of thumb is that if you're finding a lot of something everyone else is too so it's common at the current time. The best bet is to buy a folder and start a collection of the finest coins you can find. This way you'll be better able to spot the varieties since you'll have a handy reference set and you'll see what's the nicest out there. You'll quickly learn to appreciate rarity. Keep in mind though that the coin market is topsy turvy now and many of the Gems of these coins can be found in mint sets for little or no premium. Collecting from circulation is a lot of fun but you might want to start another set in an album for uncirculated coins.
