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?

 

Visit The Bronx. Most of our local supermarkets have gumball machines. 25 Cents get you one piece.




And on my recent trip to Rock Hill South Carolina, I went to a Walmart that gave out 3 gumballs for 50 Cents.

 

They're very nice for the date.

Even though it's a little more worn I prefer the first because it has less marking.

 

Thanks everyone. The bottom one has more detail but also more issues. I just wasnt sure if the issues offset the little bit of more detail.
I’ll agree with the majority here and keep the top one for now.

No special year. Just ended up with both of them and wasn't sure which to keep.

Price wise no. But I’d still like to keep the best example I can for each set in my collection. This just isn't a set I want to spend much money on. I see it as more of a learning thing then investing.

I have a year and mint set for each modern serious that I mostly build out of circulation. Eventually I might update then with high grade coins but my funds are limited an I have older sets to spend them on.

 

Makes you happy, keeps you off the streets and out of the bars? Call that a win-win-win...

 

@SensibleSal66 Don't you get out of the house man, Walmart has gumball machine machines in most of their stores. I know, I know, you're a coin guy.

 

I started my set in 1996 and have gone through thousands of rolls to find the best one. Even some of my dates from the late '80's aren't as nice as these.

I have managed to complete the eagle reverse part of the set in XF+ and above. Some of these dates now can't even be found in VF and F's are often badly marked. Tougher dates are getting hard to find in any condition at all.

Three generations have mostly neglected these coins.

 

As A kid I remember gum ball machines had a new shiny new penny in with the gum, candy or toy. You could get one or the other.