1938 washington quarter

found in a junk bag of 90% i have heard these were worth a bit more even in this condition.Anyone like to help

 

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Is it a mintmarked coin?

 

no mint mark

heck going through this bag ive had for months all kinda stuff in it there is near a full set of these washington quarters except for 32 nd 37

also liberty bell halfs

seated dimes

 

by the way can you tell me how to distiquish a double die this is most confusing seeing as i have a loads of these 1000 usd + more ya never know and anyway its something i realy need to know you never can tell when one may go through your hands

 

Well,
if the reverse is in the exact same condition as the obverse, I'd say that is an About Fine.

They are selling them on eBay for $3-$5.

I'll try to post some info on double dies latter, unless someone else has a few links handy.

 

ahh ok jody thx
i suppose better than junk value

i just looked in red book 2004 and said 10 usd in fair

 

its an ugly looking coin reverse is actually bit better i would say

 

Actually, jimmy, "Fair" is a gradeing term for a coin in much poorer condition than that one.

I wonder if you aren't confusing "Fair" with "F-12". "F-12" stands for Fine-12.

Yes, the Red Book is a great source of information, but you can't rely on the price guide to be accurate. One of the best price guides, I know of, is the "completed auctions" option on eBay.

 

just now nothing seems to be selling on ebay at any price.

its a good time to buy.

look what i just picked up i love these people that throw a pile together with bad pics and no nothing of what there selling thats when you have the chance of a real bargain,especially after looking at there feedback and seeing there definetly not into coins.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3410&item=3926855467&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

ya gotta take a chance i think so far ive done pretty well out buying the pigs in a poke

 

Washingtons are actually selling pretty well on eBay. We're getting roughly 75-80 percent of book for them, sometimes more. If you're going to try to sell them on eBay though, wait until around early October when more people are shopping then. Things are dead right now.

 

i can see theres bullion value back for my money as a minimum in that box so anything is the bonus

 

ya ok i have 100s of washington quarters all kinda stuff to be honest im buried under a mountain of coins just now slowley working way through it all but i just keep buying so i cant work through quick enough

 

Good luck Jimmy. I got a great 1804 spiked chin half cent because of bad pictures. Paid $26 and sold for $110. I love auctions with bad pictures that scare other buyers away

 

i paid 8usd for a box of coins was listed 10 mins i grabbed it i posted few of the items i got in it on here i made 400 usd outa that box full

 

Woo-hoo!!

 

also bought 10kg of mixed foriegn coins i aint even sold em all yet bought for 20 pounds and have sold about 80 pounds worth so far

plus got other stuff too in all made about 800 usd in last month like that

pent it all though lol on more stuff

 

what ways do you make money ?

do you buy bulk and splitt it up ?

 

I have never had too much luck selling off coins I didn't want to keep in my collection - which is primarily morgans.

I end up selling them to local dealers for slightly less than I paid, and usually end up spending that on other things while I'm there.

Ebay has never been very lucky for me.

 

There are a lot of ways to make money. Sometimes we buy small or large collections and break them up individually. Every now and then I find really good deals on individual coins and we resell those. I have purchased coins and resold for a very small profit in order to keep as much of a variety in our eBay store as possible. For a while, there were some great deals to be had - now I'm having trouble finding anything. We also have a regular supplier.

 

I wouldn't make a very good coin dealer... resisting the urge to keep them for myself is too strong. My local dealer and I talked about it once - I would hate it if my collection ever became 'inventory'. I think I would feel like I lost something.

I guess buying and selling may hold it's own aesthetic value, but I don't know if I would appreciate it as much.