Thoughts on this bicentennial quarter?

My circulation "white whale" is the 1999 WAM. I KNOW I should be able to find one, I've found a handful (I mean like 5 of each) of the 1998 and the 2000..... The 1999 WAM eludes me year after year!


The Bicentennial quarter S is 40% silver so I'm not crazy about it, lol, but seriously, they made like 11 mil uncirculated S and 4 mil proof S in 40%. it's probably easier to find in circulation than the 1999 WAM, but all 1999 WAMs were released to circulation, while the Bicentennial S quarters were released in a set and have to be broken out to circulation.

And a lot likely were melted over the last 45 years also. there has to be an attrition rate to it over the last 4-1/2 decades.

It's a good goal, you gotta have goals! hahaha

 

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1999 WAMs are tough, man. I'm closing in on $20,000 worth of cents searched and have found a total of 2. Closing in on almost 100 each of the 98 and 00.

 

Marks in yellow? Marks in red? I don't see what you are referring to so I must be not getting the photos.

 

Hmmmm, that's odd I know it was therewhen I posted.......

 

I see this same type of mark on the obverse as well, running from the forehead, down through the temple and upper cheek. I think it could be from some type of chemical that got on the surface of the coin and "ate" away at the material.

 

Got it that time. Thanks.

 

It's damage from a coin rolling machine so best to spend it.