Another try at capturing the beauty of these coins. Guess I need to invest in a nice camera or a new phone!
I don't think the phone will ever do it. You can experiment (with a camera) with different backgrounds and light sources. Try a white sheet of typing paper, then try natural sunlight, artificial light (LED or fluorescent) and then the camera flash on/ camera flash off. And then the same with a dark background. Something will come out.
Capital holder 1942. I have trouble grading quarters. This seems like AU but just because of marks could it be MS?
AU55. Note wear on hair in front of ear on the obverse, and wear on the eagle's chest on the reverse.
I get some rolls of quarters, cause I am looking for the new ones. It's almost June and I am just not getting any 2019 quarters. I crack open the first roll and there is a 1959 Philly.
I thought I had posted this one, but I can’t find it. Here’s a REALLY nice 1967 SMS coin that's currently at NGC:
I took a number of photos, it was difficult if this was the best of them. I will try some natural light tomorrow. I was going through rolls looking for the 2019's and not having much luck, a few Lowells. And then I got this 2004 Wisconsin S impaired proof.
Not the entire set. I am not, per se, collecting the proofs, although I do have several. FWIW, I first started collecting slabbed Washingtons. My original collecting goal was toned business strike Washingtons just from the years 1940 - 1964, as, for the most part, the pricey Washington quarters were from 1932 - 1939. I predominantly collected the MS66 grade, although I've got some MS65 and MS67's too. Once I completed that goal I decided as a relatively inexpensive goal to complete a raw 1940 - 1964 album. As is common with coin collectors, once I got started it was hard to stop, as I found nicer ones to upgrade to. That ended up with me creating A, B and C Dansco (e.g. raw) 1940 - 1964 Washington toner sets. That actually was a fine balance, as there was a logical stopping point to hit with the raw Washingtons once they started getting up near the cost and look of the slabbed coins. Over time I also expanded the years that I was willing to collect, but JUST for the A toner Dansco set. For the A toner Dansco, I have the complete run from 1932 - 1964 in an album, and am working on 1965 - 1985 (1985 is the last page in the Dansco album where the coins don't look like tokens IMO). I do have some later Washingtons, but those are not planned as part of the album, they're just ones that I liked the toning on, and the cost was in the under $1 range. For the B and C toner Dansco albums I just have the 1940 - 1964 dates. I also have a fair amount of "overflow" on various date/mm.
WoW!! A, B & C?? That's quit an accomplishment, very impressive! Thanks for that in-depth and detailed explanation. I struggled to complete just one set. My goal was to have all AU or better. I'd say 95% are MS. I only wanted a Dansco from 32 to 64 (with no proofs) but the album I came across went to 1980. So the last 3 pages have proof clads. Plus, I think there are some silver proofs in there. I generally have little use for the clads but I it is what it is. Your coins and beautiful! Thanks for posting them.