Who knows what Washington Quarter doubled die is probably the rarest doubled die quarter of all time and maybe the rarest doubled die period?? Hints: it was minted after 1964, it was once listed in Cherry Pickers Guild and has been deleted, the highest graded one is AU-53 and you will never ever find one or hear about one in any other location but here when I give you'all the details, the history and fill in the blanks on December 31st 2008. Oh, and I forgot - it may be more than one issue - but maybe not??? Good Luck, Ben Peters
Ben, I believe that it is the 1968-P, 1968-D and 1968-S Washington Quarters with the designation of "SD-1-R-II-C+VI" which was a result of a Doubled Master Hub! Frank
thats what she said... sorry, as you can tell by my Mood thingy I am feeling cheeky...that is I feel like a large cheek.
A few more hints regarding the rarest Washington Quarter doubled die. This rare Washington doubled die is dated after 1969 but before 1979. The highest graded one (as far as I have ever heard) was found by me in 1998 in change I received from a store. It was featured in Coin World articles by Wexler and Potter. L&C Coins had it in their catolog for $1850 or so for over 5 years. I wish I had not sold it & Merry Christmas to all!!!!!! Ben Peters K-Town
Not the 76-D and why not worth more?? It is not the 76-D but that one is very hard. Why is it not worth more than $1850 if it that rare? That is a good question and several reasons come to mind. "Rarity alone does not determine market value" 1. There has never been a gem one found, not even Unc. 2. Die varieties in Washington's is not a super hot area. (you will find this is the case in half dollars also dimes and nickels). Lincoln's are the most sought after die varieties as far as I can determine. 3. Most important and a lot of folks may not know this yet but it is too rare, yes too rare. This phenomenon is easily explained though. When there is just one of something or 5 or 6 pieces the chances of people getting one diminishes to the point that they lose popularity, or "it ain't worth it to hope for one". With any die varieity the perfect number may be 250 to 750 or more copies and maybe upward of 3000 of them so folks can eventually have hope of getting one and they are still rare. Remember there was upward of 25,000 1955 DDO's and 400,000 plus 09-S VDB's! With Lincoln's there are thousands of people wanting them with Washington Quarters it is quite a different story. Ben Peters
Okay Ben, I will take one more stab at it! How about the 1971-P "DDR" Washington Quarter - FS# 027.7 ............... Frank
Frank got it!!!!! Frank you got it. In 1998 I got back a 1971 quarter in change form Kroger that I thought looked funny on the reverse. The lettering was fat and thick and looked off centered or something. I was not knowledgeable about doubled dies then. I took it to local dealers who said machine doubling but I was just not sure I believed them. I finally read about J. Welxer and sent it to him and it was confirmed FS-25- 27.7. I sent it to ANACS and thought I would get maybe at best an XF-40 but they graded it AU-53. I then sold it to Billy Crawford for $700 or so. I have never saw one again and have not ever heard of it since accept when it was at L&C for so long. There many Washington's, Jefferson's and Roosevelt's that are rare and I mean rare but as far as I can tell this one must be so rare they deleted it from CPG. If anyone knows the reason J.T. and Bill deleted it from the latest edition please let me know cause I was talking with Potter last month and he was surprised as I that they did not include it in that edition. You guys are too good - I will study on a real tough one commnig out in a day or so - so Merry Christmas to all. Ben Peters
Ben, Thanks and I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! I've been waiting on the next challenge! Maybe I will see you at the Coin Show tomorrow! Shoot, I'll bet that this one is the two day Show (Friday and Saturday), right???!!! Frank
