Has the state quarters lost thier charm

You're the first person I've read say that, and I agree with you. It seems "everybody" heaps praise on the State Quarters program, but slams the ATB program. Put side by side, the ATB's are ART compared to the GARBAGE that so often were the original State Quarters. What was Wyoming THINKING??? Texas? Wisconsin? Delaware? Pennsylvania? Michigan? What utter embarrassments!

 

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Yes the parks quarters have much nicer reverses. OK, you have an Effigy Mounds
(I also prefer the Mt Rushmore on the South Dakota state Q to the Mt Rushmore of the ATB) But overall the parks quarters are great, and most of the states quarters are just average.
The problem is putting the parks quarters AFTER the states quarters and the novelty has worn off.

 

I've referred to that as the "animal crackers" quarter. That was always going to be difficult to depict in a meaningful manner on a quarter. Doomed from the start, I guess.

 

That it was. It is a reasonably accurate representation of what is out there in Iowa. The concept of “coinability” is supposed to be in the decision process, but really, how many BLM managed parcels does Iowa have?

Speaking of which - here is ANOTHER ADVANTAGE of going “meatspace” in coins. You get to ask MULTIPLE questions directly of the ENTIRE CCAC membership, and NOT be limited to griping about what they do on a web forum.

 

Chameleon mood again. And upside down. Statement???????

 

Ten years was about all I could handle. I still google an interesting design just for fun but not as much as in the past. A school teacher could create a cool history class from all the different quarters.

 

I keep a magnet on the desk when I am looking at my Canadians too.

 

The state quarters were fun to collect but never did I consider it to be a great investment. I spent many fun hours looking for errors like the Wisconsin leaf errors,etc. I had several quarter roll boxes filled but after moving them around in my safe several times( dang they were heavy). Haha . Filled up several Dansco albums and gave to all the kids and grandchildren. After having my fun and having several hernias from lifting off to the bank they went. Fun to collect but collecting moderns for investment not a good idea.

 

But they were a good investment for the surgeons doing hernia repairs haha

 

I have maybe twelve state quarter collections. Precisely as you said. I wanted the kids and grandkids to have one. Still haven’t given them yet because I know they will take the quarters out and spend them!

 

The parks quarters are another example of the US Mint controlling and ensuring the max revenue. In 2012 they started the uncirculated S mint quarters that don't go to circulation. They are only available in bulk from the mint. If you want them in your collection you need to pay a premium to a dealer. The mint today is just a big business forcing the diehard collector to purchase stuff.

 

I agree. The ATB also seam to have more intellectual value. A guy riding a horse on the Delaware coin. Means WHAT

 

God. I hope the kids like them

 

I think part of the problem with selling a roll like this on ebay is the price you need to sell them at just to break even. When selling on ebay I figure a 12.9% cut +.30 right off the bat and then add your shipping. Nobody wants to pay upward of $18-20 a roll for something that isn't worth much anyways. I think you might have more interest if you broke them up and sold individual coins so collectors could complete their sets. It's a hit or miss really. I love rolls and would probably pay you (or anyone else for that matter) 18 or more for a roll if I needed it to fill my collection. There are a lot of people looking to get rich fast and so few who actually enjoy collecting. Overall, i think it's a waiting game.