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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1634589, member: 15445&quot;]I hope that others will chime-in and provide their experience with the bust quarter series.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I further hope that other CT folk will read this thread (before it gets naturally buried) &amp; learn something about the Bust quarter series.&nbsp; These first posts from Kookoox10, medoraman, and Tom_B echo some of what I have recently learned about the Bust quarter series and the market.&nbsp; Here are some good points:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; Bust Quarters are a really tough series altogether</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; Pricey in part due to the die pairing attributions</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; Many more half dollars were preserved in vaults than quarter dollars</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; Problem-free examples are tough to find and have a wide collector audience</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; Not surprisingly, they go way over Grey sheet bid (F for VF money and VF for EF money)</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; The Greysheet is woefully inaccurate for the Bust quarter series (and many other series)</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; Several high grade examples were smelted in the 19th Century due to their high silver content</p><p>□&nbsp; &nbsp; I might add that a vast number of Bust quarters have been washed at one time (some were bathed more harshly than others)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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