Need help grading 2 clad washington quarters.

My ability to grade modern clad coins is not very good. So can anyone help me with your opinions on these 2?



I'm trying to decide which one to keep in my set. Thanks for any help.

 

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I say bottom. Yeah, I like bottom.
Just a little better condition maybe. Is this a special year for you perhaps?

 

They both show evidence of circulation wear. Top one is AU58+, keep it.
The bottom one has some unattractive speckling.

 

Some nasty gashes to the nose and cheekbone on the bottom one.

From what I've heard of George Washington, I'm sure the other guy(s) looked much worse after the fight.

 

No. it was Lincoln who had a fight, no?

 

Top coin.

 

Lincoln and Washington were each much larger and stronger than most of their contemporaries. But while Lincoln was known as a great wrestler, neither of them tended to go looking for fights.

 

Both show signs of circulation. The top coin is nicer as it doesn’t have obverse marks like the bottom one does. The bottom one is free from dirt and black specks like the top one has. The bottom looks to be a stronger strike. The top appears yo have a rough planchet behind Washington’s head and to the right below the Y in LIBERTY. Remember, we are going by photos where you have the coin. It’s clad, it’s a 1993-D and the mint produced 645,476,128 of them. My Red Book has a MS-63 valued at $1.00. Does it really matter?

 

Unless you are collecting post 1982 quarters, I would put them in a gumball machine and enjoy the sweetness. No pun intended.

 

It's really no different than any other series. You are looking at visual appeal, so you want to make sure there are no hugely distracting marks, really ugly rub, etc. You eye will always be instantly drawn to these, even if the rest of the coin is pristine, higher grade, etc.

The problem with the bottom coin is that George has the beginnings of a black eye and cut himself shaving.

 

Where can you find a gumball machine today or even one that takes just 50 Cents? It's been a while since I bought any from machine, so maybe I'm wrong?