Recent find at gas station

Was getting gas and I always ask when im paying has anyone payed with dollar coins ,halves , or any older bills. The cashier said I have a george washington half dollar someone spent. Got a 1982 comemerative half for 50 cents at a gas station.

 

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Very cool.

 

Congrats!

 

Cool pickup. I don’t ever remember seeing that one actually

 

Yeah were made for 250th year celebration of washingtons birth and was made in 1982 also first coin to be 90 percent silver since 1964 if my red book in correct

 

Nice find, I’ve put this on my collection list. Thanks for posting.

 

Congratulations! I've collected a few of these D.C. and U.S. Territories Quarters in pristine condition from my local fuel station. I examine my tips from work too, which is how I've found some unique errors. Wish I would have started doing this back when I was a waitress.

 

I've got to start visiting gas stations!

 

This is one I sent to NGC

 

Actually it is the first "modern" commemorative.

 

I was talking to the cashier and somebody bought a black n Mild with the commemorative.

 

Nice find! You did well!

 

Interesting I don’t pay that much attention to modern commemoratives but this one slipped under my radar

 

Yeah I forgot about it then remembered it when the cashier mentioned George Washington Half

 

Looks to still be in nice condition too.

 

yeah only light scratches on the finish was only cause the cashier put it in with the dollar coins in her till. After I cleaned the smudges and fingerprints
still is MS 60+

 

They were made in proof and uncirculated.

 

I always thought George's head was too small for his body on this design.

 

Yeah needs to be a little bit bigger

 

I think probably the idea was to convey the perspective of looking way up to Washington on his horse, with the lower parts closer to the viewer and therefore larger. The artist failed in this, however, leaving the impression of a man with a shrunken head.