how easy is it to find Bicentennial quarters in circulation

found 2 more since i posted this some one must have put a huge amount back in circulation

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

You'd be surprised how many people were of the opinion, back when these were released, that one day these would be worth a lot of money.

They must have discovered they haven't increased in value since their release so they're dumping them back into circulation.

 

I think the State, Territory, and National Park quarters have a lot to do with so many of us finding so many more of them in recent years. Quarters with different-looking reverses used to be an obvious and noteworthy thing and I think a lot of them were put aside. Now as they make their way back into circulation (as a lot of old change jars have been in recent years) I don't think they're seen as so special anymore so they tend to stay in circulation rather than getting plucked back out.

 

i need a proof version of this coin for my collection i have a 77 78 79 but no 76

 

Clad $1.76, 40% silver $7.65. Both are proofs.

http://www.moderncoinexpress.com/proof-washington-quarters/

 

I still find bicentennials in change. On the other hand, I have yet to find a Hawaii state quarter, and no 2009 Lincolns for quite a while. Luck of the draw, I guess.

 

iv found 3 hawaii in the last month the one ive never seen is my state of michigan i find that odd

 

Bicentenials are cool I been hoarding them since 1999 and I have about 6 1/2 rolls of them
I know they worth only face but it is a cool design

 

Like I said, luck of the draw. I believe I've found at least one from every state except Hawaii...weird

 

I feel that the State quarter craze was similar to the bicentennial one. Something different comes along, so everybody and their brother becomes armchair coin collectors. Then, the mintages are huge, and everybody's saved many in higher grades, that the coins aren't worth more than face.
But it's mostly the mintages.
I used to save them when I was younger, but as my collection grew, I dumped a few rolls into circulation, to free up room for stuff worth saving.

 

It took me a while to find my state's quarter. I think a lot of people only hoard their home state's quarter, which explains how its hard to find one.

 

great

 

I think the hoarding was tantamount to the hoarding of the dual date Bicentennial coins. People thought these were going to be worth money someday, so they hoarded them, only to find out they didn't appreaciate in value as they thought.

Same with the state quarters.

 

I get at least one of these in my change every other week it seems sometimes I get 2 in a week. I usually keep them but sometimes if I need a quarter and its there then I spend it.

 

baught to rolls of quarters to search for silve and state quarters for my wife.

could tell there were no silver because the wrappers was see threw.

but found 8.50 in state quarters 6.00 worth that she didnt have plus a natinal park quarter and a territory quarter and 1 bicentinal.

ive seen alot of 65's and 78's recently

 

I agree but in hindsight it made little sense. Most of the 1970's and 1980's mint and proof sets are worth little more than what they originally sold for - sometimes less.

 

Some of those sets are worth less, today, than their original issue price from the Mint.