1941 Quarter

Got this from laundromat change machine

 

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Nice find.

 

Love it when that happens.

 

Yes, me too.
Was a pleasant surprise.

 

My luck is with the quarter machine at the local self-serve carwash. But not for pre-65' quarters, as I've not got a 64' or older quarter from it as of yet. I have gotten proofs, W mints and once a two headed "magician's" quarter out of it though.

When I got the two headed quarter, for the next 24 hours it was like winning the lottery jackpot, as in planning on how I was going to deal with the proceeds or monetary value, much like winnings from a lottery jackpot. Starting at the time I got it from the machine, like a lottery ticket, until the time I found out that it was an altered "magicians" coin/the lottery results/loser ticket. Same same.

 

Nice find. thanks for sharing.

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Out of 50 Silver coins I metal detected this past Saturday.. 7 were silver Washingtons

 

Cool find, everytime that someone tells you the end of circulation finds is done. Tell them , they have to stay in the game. Nice find Me&you!

 

I can only say that finding that in a laundromat means someone was desperate for a quarter to do their laundry. Glad you came along at the right time and found it.

 

I want soooo badly to go metal detecting with you!!! Wow

 

Yep! It's when I'm not expecting anything that it comes along

 

Me too.
Finding it made me want to put all my bills into the machine lol just to see if there was anything else.

 

I still have not found a single W quarter.
I'm determined though.

 

May be the angle but that 54 Washington quarter you have there looks odd

 

Keep trying! Found my first not long ago.............

 

Right on!
I did find an S mint mark quarter the same time I found this 41

 

What is that to the left of Washingtons face
Under the word United...?

 

A "privy mark". Privy Marks on Coins

 

Hmmm ok then, I did not know anything about these privy marks until now.
I wonder how they determine what the privy mark will be each time, maybe it's a random draw or mix of letters and numbers? and that is me completely guessing how the mint comes up with the mark...

 

It is just a little bit of corrosion on the field. A little post mint damage.
I check all my coins for errors and varieties. It is rare that I find something neat.

 

Here's a screenshot I took after googling it. This explains exactly what, why and when/where regarding the privy (V75) mark:



Also note that (I don't believe that) all W minted quarters have this privy mark on them. Not by error but by intentional design. I found about a dozen or so of these in my change over the past several years, which I've saved them all. It seems (from memory) not all of my W mint quarters have this privy mark on them. Maybe someone can verify this. I tried to google it but so far have not been able to find confirmation of this.