I have almost completed my 1946-1964 Roosevelt MS 66 set and I am having a hard time deciding on what set to start working on next. Nothing is really exciting me at the moment, any suggestions?
Maybe Franklin halves? If thats not exciting enough, maybe Walking Lib. halves? I'm a half dollar lover though, so I'm kinda biased.
ah, come on, do Washington Quarters-- be brave. Uncs except for the four keys (1932 D, S; 1934 D, 1936 D) use Au's-- that is what I did. Great set.
I have kind of leaning toward a Washington set. Is there any good books on the Washington Quarters series that you would recommend? I usually try to read everything I can on a series before I start buying. Farstaff
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That is the set I'm working on right now----there seems to be just 2 books written just on Washington Quarters with a few more for varieties.. The Complete guide to Washington Quarters by John Feigenbaum A Guide Book of Washington and State Quarters by Bowers And the others are by James Wiles---they are worth every cent---I've gotten Vol. 1 right now and can't wait to order the rest. None of them are what I would call complete---but they do have some good info---the best learning guide is hands on IMO. I'm trying to do the set in BU with the harder ones in AU since I couldn't afford them in BU. So far the set is coming along pretty good---I've bought a few off Teletrade and some off Ebay....most of the raw ones I've picked out of dealers boxes.... Its a great set to do, and lots of fun....! Speedy
Speedy is correct, no book is complete. However, Fiegenbaum's is pretty much out of date, although there is still some good info. The varieties volumes are pretty good. Good luck. Don't forget: "The Best of the Washington Quarter Doubled Die Varieties" by Wexler & Flynn. I'm not a fan of Flynn, but Wexler did a decent job on the book, and the pictures are above average for spotting DD's.
Franklins (your avatar). I think you wont see BU sets going for 500$ much longer. Plus there are always the cameos
How about a Mint State type set of Classic Gold... .....alright, maybe I'm just stating my fantasy when I quit being a grad student and actually get a real job.
I'm doing an album of Washington quarters and need a little help with terminology, my goal is uncirculated. For the basics, what does AU and BU mean? I also see quaters that are graded (not slabbed) like MS64 or MS65, which grade would be most like UNC? I have been buying from a place in Pittsburg, Cybercoins. They seem like pretty good people to deal with and their prices seem fair. I need about 30 coins to complete the set and about 15 coins that need upgrade. I started this album about 45 years ago just picking through change. Then put it on the back burner prolly for the last 35 years, just starting up again. Thanks, Douglas
Douglas: Before you go any further, you really have to buy a book on coin grading, the ANA guide is very good. AU= Almost Uncirculated BU= Brilliant Uncirculated. The Unc grades go from MS (Mint State= Uncirculated) MS-60- to MS-70 (MS-70= Perfection) Average uncs are probably MS-63.
Friend Frank, Even tho we butted heads on another issue, I greatly appreciate your advice. I just ordered the Bowers book on quarters from Amazon, says I won't get until Feb 4. I kinda figured MS63-64 was about what I needed, good to know for sure. What I like about Cybercoins is they list all coins available and condition and price. And they're nice folks, very good customer service and fast shipping. I also have a good dealer near by who is fair, I don't use ePay or go to shows. Where I'm at right now with this album is the remaining coins are beginning to get rather expensive, the last 30 I need maybe not ever get, but I buy a few as funds become available. Thanks, Douglas
