Got this from the laundromat this morning. I don't know how though. I've always been under the impression that modern machinery doesn't accept old silver coins. Any idea what the grade would be? Just so I have an idea what to write on the 2x2.
Good thing to get it, but I suspect that it might not grade but be listed as damaged. Because just with your pics, I see some marks that look like damage to me, such as between the I and B in Liberty, and below the T in liberty, and at about the 2oclock point near the rim (all obverse side).
I wouldn't waste a 2x2 - put it in a roll with other junk silver quarters. Definitely nice find in the wild.
Those slight marks are to be expected of a coin at this grade. Besides, no one would submit it to be graded. Even in PCGS graded XF-40 the PCGS price guide only lists it as worth $6. The value of this coin is that of finding such a neat piece of history in circulation. I like it!
It’s either AG-3 or a G-4. With that date and mint mark, it’s common so the value is in with junk silver. A very nice gondola but just not worth much.
I concur with both of these opinions. It's on the cusp between AG3 and G4. Call it AG3+. Fun find. You seem to have been lucky with quarters lately.
Thanks, everyone for your input. I really appreciate it. I'm not very knowledgeable on grading coins so it's nice to get an idea from someone who knows better so I can write it on the 2x2.
I go to the local laundromat and buy between $20 to $60 worth of quarters from the change machine. I swear I have better luck there than I do searching rolls from the bank! LOL
While I’d call your coin AG3+ to be conservative, I think one could also make a decent argument that it just barely squeaks by as a G4. Its reverse rim is more complete than the AG3 example shown on the PCGS Photograde site, and it’s pretty darn close to the one they call G4. Here’s the Washington quarter page. Scroll to the far left for the lowest grades. https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Washington/Grades You could bookmark the site for future reference, if you wanted.
AG details, rim damage, I'd say. But still something I'd be thrilled to find in change! Self-checkouts and modern vending machines will often kick out silver, but those mechanical-slider washing machines probably wouldn't. I'll be someone was thrilled to be able to get rid of this "old beat-up quarter that doesn't work in the vending machine"...
I was pleasantly surprised. My heart skipped a beat! Lol. I go to the laundromat quite often and never expected to find silver. A while back I found a 1946 dime in a machined roll from the bank. I didn't think that could happen either. It's nice to know that silver is still out there. You might have to hunt through hundreds if not thousands of coins but the holy grail that is silver can still be found!
As long as coins can be stolen or found or inherited by people who don't care about coin collecting, they'll continue to turn up in circulation.
