1932... D? Washington quarter.

So about two months ago I picked up a couple silver quarters at spot. One of these quarters happened to be a 1932 first year. It wasn't until recently that I seem to have found a "D" mintmark on the reverse. The mark is light if it even is there; I want you guy's opinions on whether the D mintmark is really there or I'm just seeing what I want to see.



And now the reverse

 

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Well worn but still a readable "D" mint mark. Even in the pics you posted it's quite clear. Excellent find at spot pricing.

 

Well, it looks like it is there until I zoom in, and then it is gone. I suspect it is a phantom.

 

Of course it a phantom when you zoom in. It's lost in all the pixels. You can clearly see it on the photos the OP took.

 

I ain't seein' it........

 

Me neither Ken. Must be our age!

 

I've never heard of a "weak mint mark" 1932-D quarter. On every example I've seen, it's impossible to miss.

I think what we've got here is a bit of discoloration in just the right spot, and pareidolia.

 

I am Mister Optimism. Always on the positive side of questionable calls. But man this time I am just not seeing it. And I have my 3X readers on trying.

 

Don’t base anything on my eyeballs but I don’t see it.

 

Well dang... Yeah now I do see it

 

I see what the OP is seeing, but I don't think it is what he wants it to be. To my eyes, the size and shape don't look correct.

 

Yeah, I see it, just don't know if it is real.

 

There’s something there but not sure one can say it’s a mint mark with any accuracy.

 

Like looking at clouds too.......Rorschach?

 

I see it. I don’t know if it’s actually a Mint mark, but agree with @-jeffB I have never heard of a weak D. On every specimen I have ever seen the Mint mark is recessed into a depression. This coin shows enough meat that the Mint mark should be plainly visible.

I think it’s one of two things: either it’s a phantom D, or maybe it’s a former fake D with the Mint mark removed.

 

That also seems very low for a 1932-D mintmark position. I don't know how much variance there is, but the examples I remember seeing had the D sitting considerably closer to the wreath.

 

Yody Ho, shiver me timbers, blarney........

 

If you can't see it, with any conviction, it ain't there........

 

If it were there, you would not need to enlarge it to see it. It's not a 32-D