I happened to notice this Washington Quarter on my work desk today and wondered why the heck I was keeping it around. Once I looked at it, it became apparent "why" I hadn't tossed it into the change bag. Do you see what I see?
It's a proof...but would you bother with this level of impairment? I know there is a reverse die variety for the 1968 S that's pretty rare, but I'm away from my books...my books...is that it? (I have the details in my Notes app: pointed leaf below arrow and NO doubling on the Q - 1%)
Yes. It's a proof. Or at least I think it is. I've never seen a proof coin with this much circulation wear as "usually, a proof has some remnants of the mirrored fields. The cnclad planchets are extremely hard. So much so, that a cotton Q-Tip won't scratch the surface so have fields as dull as this seem quite remarkable. To me at least.
Back around 2000 I found a '68-S quarter in VG (PR-8) in circulation and reported it to Coins magazine. It Looked quite a bit like this one. People don't even look at their change anymore or someone would have grabbed it out. Your coins has the equivalent of about ten years wear so may have been released around 2004.
There's a pretty rare obverse die variety for the '68-S proof as well-a moderately strong doubled die that's less well known than the reverse doubled die.
wow. I would have had no idea, probably would have tossed this coin back in change. The more you know.
