Washington Quarters: Type B, C, M

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by CamaroDMD, Dec 12, 2016.

  1. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    So, I'm trying to get a complete list of these Reverse Types and what years they were made.

    As I understand it, The Type B reverse was a proof reverse that was first used in 1936 and used for all proof Washington Quarters from 1936-64...and then used again from 1968-1972 on proofs.

    The Type C was a business strike reverse that was modified for use starting in 1965 with the clad coinage.

    The Type M was a short lived proof reverse used on some of the 1968-S proofs (according to what I have read, approximately 75%).

    However, all of these types were used in limited quantities for business strike coinage. I have attempted to compile a list of when they were used and I would appreciate any feedback as to any errors I have made. The 32-98 Washington series is my favorite modern series and I am trying to learn some of the details of the series.

    So, based on what I have read, the Type B Reverse was used on some of the following business strike issues:
    1956
    1957
    1958
    1959
    1960
    1961
    1962
    1963
    1964
    1969-D
    1970-D
    1971-D
    1972-D

    In addition to that, roughly only 25% of the 1968-S Proofs feature the Type B reverse.

    So, based on what I have read, the Type C Reverse (designed for clad only coinage) was used on some of the following silver business strike issues:
    1964-D

    Finally, the Type M Reverse was used on the following issues. The percentages listed I found on the collectors.com forum and indicate the believed percentage of production the Type M accounted for. Apparently, most of the 1970-D mint set quarters were type M and due to the common action of cutting the Kennedy out of those sets, 1970-D Type M is very common in dealer stocks. Anyway, here are the dates and percentages:
    1968-S Proof (75%)
    1969-D (12%)
    1970 (6%)
    1970-D (11%)

    Does that seem correct to any of the experts out there? As I understand it, 1969-D and 1970-D each exist with Type B, Type C (which is the "normal" reverse for those years) and Type M reverses.
     
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