I just bought a 1976 quarter. It is a 40% silver proof and is graded PR69DCAM by PCGS. I did some searching and found some information but I couldn't make sense out of it. The series is 39PR and the coin is 30A. What do those numbers mean? Is 39 code for a bicentennial quarter? What does 30A mean exactly? (edit: added photo of slabbed coin)
It's pretty simple. Each coin is but one coin of the series. In this case the series is 39PF. The number 30A, refers to this coin specifically, the 1976-S silver Proof. Other coins in the same series will have a different number. Like this one -
Mine is coin 30A. I assume this refers to the silver proof. What is coin 30? What is the code for the bicentennial silver business strike? Thanks for the info. It's much appreciated.
Coin 30 would probably be the bicentennial coppernickel clad proof, 31 wth be the 1977 proof, 32 would be the 1978 etc. Coin 29 was the 1974 proof, 28 would be the 1973 etc. Coin 8 would be the 1950 proof, coin 1 the 1936.
bugo - The easiest way I know for you to answer your questions would be to just browse through Heritage archives. But be aware, PCGS didn't use the Coin # and Series # on all their slabs. So you will find many examples that don't have either number on the slab. I reasonably sure Conder can pin down what type of PCGS slab did use those numbers. But if memory serves, it was an older one.
The coin and series numbers were only used on the slabs between 1999 and Nov 2005. These would be varieties PCGS 8 and PCGS 13. (Varieties 9 - 12 were used for commemoratives and US gold and silver eagles and they didn't have coin and series numbers)
