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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3543511, member: 10461&quot;]I can&#039;t quite make out the mintmark in the photos.&nbsp; Is it a P or a D?&nbsp; Looks like it might be a P to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it <i>is </i>a P, then you do at least have a better-date coin.&nbsp; The 1983-P is the key date to the clad eagle-reverse type, I believe.&nbsp; (I don&#039;t follow moderns very much.)</p><p><br /></p><p>In <i>theory</i>, a 1983-P quarter is worth at least two bucks or so.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=wshqtr&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=14222100&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=wshqtr&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=14222100&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" rel="nofollow">Numismedia</a> lists it at $2.30 in all grades up to XF40.&nbsp; That particular coin looks around F12 to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <a href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=wshqtr&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=14222200&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coinprice.cgi?script=wshqtr&amp;searchtype=any&amp;searchtext=fmv&amp;search=any&amp;nmcode=14222200&amp;guide=prices&amp;guide2=pricesms" rel="nofollow">1983-D</a> also appears to be a somewhat better date, listing for $1.15 in all grades up to XF40.</p><p><br /></p><p>So 1983 is a good year to have, regardless, though in this low a grade, it wouldn&#039;t catch the attention of most collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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