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<p>[QUOTE="funnycoins, post: 3576301, member: 103887"]I apologize @<b><font size="6">frankjg but I do due diligence prior to offering anything other than comments and observations from other coins I have investigated</font></b></p><p>. Let educate!!</p><p>The mint mark on the coin is located on the reverse beneath the wreath on which the eagle is perched, and will either carry the mint mark "D" for the Denver Mint, "S" for the San Francisco Mint, or be blank if minted at the Philadelphia Mint.The Silver Series of Washington Quarters spans from 1932 to 1964; during many years in the series it will appear that certain mints did not mint Washington Quarters for that year. No known examples of quarters were made in 1933, San Francisco abstained in 1934 and 1949, and stopped after 1955, until it resumed in 1968 by way of making proofs. Denver did not make quarters in 1938. Proof examples from 1936 to 1942 and 1950 to 1967 were struck at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia Mint</a>; in 1968 proof production was shifted to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mint" rel="nofollow">San Francisco Mint</a>.</p><p>......</p><p>In 1964, there was a severe shortage of coins.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowers200641-30" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowers200641-30" rel="nofollow">[30]</a>Silver prices were rising, and the public responded by hoarding not only the wildly popular new coin, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_half_dollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_half_dollar" rel="nofollow">Kennedy half dollar</a>, but the other denominations, including the non-silver cent and nickel.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1964-11-22-31" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1964-11-22-31" rel="nofollow">[31]</a> Hopeful that issuing more 1964-dated coins would counter the speculation in them, the Treasury obtained Congressional authorization to continue striking 1964-dated coins into 1965.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1964-09-13-32" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1964-09-13-32" rel="nofollow">[32]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint's production of coins rapidly depleted the Treasury's stock of silver. Prices for the metal were rising to such an extent that, by early June 1965, a dollar in silver coin contained 93.3 cents' worth of it at market prices. On June 3, 1965, President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_Johnson" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_Johnson" rel="nofollow">Lyndon Johnson</a> announced plans to eliminate silver from the dime and quarter in favor of a clad composition, with layers of copper-nickel on each side of a layer of pure copper. The half dollar was changed from 90% silver to 40%.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDale1965-06-04-33" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDale1965-06-04-33" rel="nofollow">[33]</a> Congress passed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1965" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1965" rel="nofollow">Coinage Act of 1965</a> in July, under which the Mint transitioned from striking 1964-dated silver quarters to striking 1965-dated clad quarters.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_New_York_Times''1965-07-15-34" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_New_York_Times''1965-07-15-34" rel="nofollow">[34]</a> Beginning on August 1, 1966, the Mint began to strike 1966-dated pieces, and thereafter it resumed the normal practice of striking the current year's date on each piece.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1966-07-17-35" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1966-07-17-35" rel="nofollow">[35]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The new clad quarters were struck without <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark" rel="nofollow">mint mark</a> in 1965–1967, regardless of the mint of origin. Beginning in 1968, mint marks were used again, except that Philadelphia continued to issue coins without them. The San Francisco Mint had reopened, but from 1968, it struck quarters only for collectors, for the most part <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_coin" rel="nofollow">proof coins</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowers200642%E2%80%9345-36" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowers200642%E2%80%9345-36" rel="nofollow">[36]</a> The Mint adjusted both sides of the coin for the initiation of clad coinage, lowering the relief (the modified reverse design exists on some 1964-dated silver quarters).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="funnycoins, post: 3576301, member: 103887"]I apologize @[B][SIZE=6]frankjg but I do due diligence prior to offering anything other than comments and observations from other coins I have investigated[/SIZE][/B] . Let educate!! The mint mark on the coin is located on the reverse beneath the wreath on which the eagle is perched, and will either carry the mint mark "D" for the Denver Mint, "S" for the San Francisco Mint, or be blank if minted at the Philadelphia Mint.The Silver Series of Washington Quarters spans from 1932 to 1964; during many years in the series it will appear that certain mints did not mint Washington Quarters for that year. No known examples of quarters were made in 1933, San Francisco abstained in 1934 and 1949, and stopped after 1955, until it resumed in 1968 by way of making proofs. Denver did not make quarters in 1938. Proof examples from 1936 to 1942 and 1950 to 1967 were struck at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint']Philadelphia Mint[/URL]; in 1968 proof production was shifted to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Mint']San Francisco Mint[/URL]. ...... In 1964, there was a severe shortage of coins.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowers200641-30'][30][/URL]Silver prices were rising, and the public responded by hoarding not only the wildly popular new coin, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_half_dollar']Kennedy half dollar[/URL], but the other denominations, including the non-silver cent and nickel.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1964-11-22-31'][31][/URL] Hopeful that issuing more 1964-dated coins would counter the speculation in them, the Treasury obtained Congressional authorization to continue striking 1964-dated coins into 1965.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1964-09-13-32'][32][/URL] The Mint's production of coins rapidly depleted the Treasury's stock of silver. Prices for the metal were rising to such an extent that, by early June 1965, a dollar in silver coin contained 93.3 cents' worth of it at market prices. On June 3, 1965, President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_Johnson']Lyndon Johnson[/URL] announced plans to eliminate silver from the dime and quarter in favor of a clad composition, with layers of copper-nickel on each side of a layer of pure copper. The half dollar was changed from 90% silver to 40%.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDale1965-06-04-33'][33][/URL] Congress passed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1965']Coinage Act of 1965[/URL] in July, under which the Mint transitioned from striking 1964-dated silver quarters to striking 1965-dated clad quarters.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''The_New_York_Times''1965-07-15-34'][34][/URL] Beginning on August 1, 1966, the Mint began to strike 1966-dated pieces, and thereafter it resumed the normal practice of striking the current year's date on each piece.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBardes1966-07-17-35'][35][/URL] The new clad quarters were struck without [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_mark']mint mark[/URL] in 1965–1967, regardless of the mint of origin. Beginning in 1968, mint marks were used again, except that Philadelphia continued to issue coins without them. The San Francisco Mint had reopened, but from 1968, it struck quarters only for collectors, for the most part [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_coin']proof coins[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_quarter#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBowers200642%E2%80%9345-36'][36][/URL] The Mint adjusted both sides of the coin for the initiation of clad coinage, lowering the relief (the modified reverse design exists on some 1964-dated silver quarters).[/QUOTE]
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