hey ,just wanted to share this pristine sharp detail bicentenial quarter.and wondering any value since it is perfect with no flaws and unused
60 Cents RETAIL in MS60 according to March 2010 Coin Prices magazine. One of more than 809 million minted. How about a pic of the reverse?
In gem it's worth no more than a few dollars. These are common even in high grade because they were generally very well made and because tens of millions were saved. However, in the very highest grades they can command prices in excess of $2000. It's unlikely that your coin is of this quality. On P mint coins the most likely thing keeping it out of the highest grades is poorly struck clasps on the top of the drum. These should be well defined. Then it's marking on the obverse and weakness of peripheral lettering on the obverse. Lettering should mostly be strong with the tops rounded in profile. The coin must be free of all but the most minor blemishes to grade MS-67. Gems are most easily found in 1976 mint sets. The '75 has them as well but not nearly so many. Unlike most moderns they can be found in rolls. While the average roll will contain a gem or two they tend to come in batches so many rolls have none and some have several. Ultra high grade gems are scarce in rolls.
so many of those pieces were struck and so many of those were saved that finding a gem specimen shouldn't be difficult at all. Generally speaking, if a coin is not hard to find, it's not worth a premium.
I think the problem you will encounter is finding a buyer. Sure someone will offer you probably $1, saying that bicentennial quarters are a dime a dozen. Or they'll say, "not interested." But you obviously have a very nice looking quarter, I never find ones that nice in circulation or in rolls. Today worth $1 or slightly more, during the Tricentennial....who knows.
