Tuskegee Quarters

Discussion in 'Coin Roll Hunting' started by Mammothtooth, Jun 7, 2021.

  1. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Hello,

    I don’t do the quarter thing but my new bank gets nice rolls from the Reserve. Are the Tuskegee ones in demand at all? E16A488C-CDB0-4E30-96EF-8D91C500F05B.jpeg 9422EF72-4F0A-4F1A-9D6A-21078015F1AB.jpeg
     
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  3. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    I'm more of a 2021 Washington delaware person really like how they brought back the original design features.
     
  4. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Search them for an S mint mark its like finding a W quarter.
     
  5. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Those don't come from the FRB. N. F. String is an independent contractor that rolls the coins and delivers them to other contractors like Brinks, Wells Fargo, etc.
     
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  6. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Oh, thanks. Sorry I need to be better informed. So the Fed does not roll or send them out.
     
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  7. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Correct!

    No need to apologize!:)
     
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  8. Beardigger

    Beardigger Well-Known Member

    If I remember right....the TA quarter has a mintage of around 435 million. People who like to save BU rolls will have interest...(see eBay solds). But I doubt they will become valuable beyond that.
    Those who bought the 3 roll sets (P,D,S) from the Mint are enjoying a nice premium on those though. I suspect the S roll has something to do with that!
     
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  9. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Not gonna find an "S" in those rolls...
     
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  10. Mammothtooth

    Mammothtooth Stand up Philosopher, Vodka Taster

    Well, I will just throw it in the coin drawer, Thanks
     
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  11. Copper lover

    Copper lover Well-Known Member

    I believe they will become collectible due to the beauty and historical significance of it. Lots of collectors at my job love them just like me and my family.
     
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  12. Beardigger

    Beardigger Well-Known Member

    I have several BU rolls of them. I have been putting some in Airtites and giving them out to people. They all seem to love them, and are pleased to have one. The airtite makes them think it's better then it really is LOL! My African American friends and co-workers really like them and are pleased to know there is a coin honoring that part of history!
     
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  13. Copper lover

    Copper lover Well-Known Member

    Beardigger, I really wish that I could give you a hug right now. Thank you.
     
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  15. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Have any W's to spare to;).
     
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  16. John Burgess

    John Burgess Well-Known Member

    N.F. String and Sons doesn't roll up coins either, they produce the equipment to do it, and sell the wrappers to armored carriers, banks and such, really anyone that wants to buy a machine or the paper wrappers. they brand them with their own name and sell them cheaper than custom wrappers or unbranded.
     
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  17. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I stand corrected!

    In that case, is it the FRB that breaks down those 2-ton ballistic bags of coins into individual rolls? If not, who does?
     
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  18. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I’ve yet to see a single one in circulation but that’s normal for my area.
     
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  19. John Burgess

    John Burgess Well-Known Member

    After much investigation on my part, it's the armored carriers doing it now. the change happened when banks stopped being able to order specific coins from the federal reserve for state quarters and presidential dollars. When they ended being able to do that, they outsourced warehousing and distribution to the armored carriers, and the FRB just conducts inventory and oversight of their contractors to ensure nothing's going missing without being accounted for.

    the armored carriers are breaking down the ballistic bags, in fact they are doing the collection from the mint and delivery to the armored carrier warehouse sites (terminals) also, (which they were doing anyways as far as transporting to the FRB branch office vaults).

    From FRBservices.org
    "A coin terminal is a secure facility operated by an armored carrier that holds Reserve Bank inventories of coin, and that receives deposits from and fulfills orders of coins for depository institutions on behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank. Coin terminal operators are contracted by the Federal Reserve Bank to perform these services.

    A coin depot is an additional coin distribution arrangement that enables the Federal Reserve Bank to service its customers that are not currently serviced by a coin terminal. Similar to the coin terminal program, a coin depot is an outsourced arrangement with a vendor that provides coin services to Federal Reserve Bank customers in lieu of those customers accessing the Federal Reserve Bank dock. This program complements, and does not replace, the coin terminal program and may be operated by an armored carrier (AC) or non-AC entity."

    so, it's the "coin terminals" or "coin depots" that do it. basically armored carriers in all respects regardless of the term used. the "Depot" is just a bit more removed from an armored carrier, for areas that are under served, maybe a small town community bank or something similar instead a smaller carrier facility possibly.

    It's been my experience also, the banks aren't particular and will order from whoever happens to be the cheapest rate at the moment, and the armored carriers are all doing their part for the FRB to some degree, be it Loomis, Brinks, Garda, Dunbar, whoever. An Armored carrier company does the management of the terminal, but they all do their pickups and distribution from there of the Federal Reserve assets to the banks they serve.

    I took a deep dive into this all in 2019 when they released the Ws trying to figure out where they might be released close to me when Lowell came out and I wasn't finding anything new, turns out who has what, and where is pretty complicated, they all have access to it, but the terminals are quite large and it's just ins and outs of circulating and new coin with no rhyme or reason except their own inventory. Some areas, the contractors immediately put out the new coin (FIFO), and others they sat on it (FILO) for easier inventory since coin don't spoil.

    I can tell you distribution cities for 2019 or 2020 for the Ws, where the coin went from the mint, but I can't tell you what happened to it once it got there, if it went out the door immediately, or it's sitting there on HD pallet racks collecting dust in the ballistic bags still waiting for them to run so short they have to crack it open. for my area, I know Miami was the closest, and all designs went there, however, I found just 3 of the 10 designs and only one design from fresh new box of quarters, and one design from a fresh new roll that I couldn't get more of from the same source that gave me that one roll.
    i randomly got the 3rd out of the ticket exchanger at the casino.

    if people would find this information useful and get use out of it, I could compile it, but it's quite a bit of work hunting down the info and putting it all in one place that makes sense, it's easier to find info for a single design and if it went to a major city near you or not than to put it all together in one place. most of this info is in coinworld articles in those years pre-release of the designs.

    who am I kidding, I'm far too lazy to do this kind of work. LOL this is about Tuskegee quarters anyways, not Ws. :)
     
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  20. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Well, that is very interesting, and I'll admit that I haven't made any purchases of rolls in boxes since the SQ program ended. I guess I should have seen that changes would be forthcoming. Thanks for the information, John!

    Now, if I could only find a place, here, in southwest Florida that has rolls of 2021-S WCD's.:(
     
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  21. Beardigger

    Beardigger Well-Known Member

    I haven't seen rolls of them here either. I have found enough in rolls to make a roll, But no BU rolls! I will keep looking!
     
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