The Poe Collection of Prooflike Coins
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - WASHINGTON |
| Item Description: |
25C 1947 S |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 PL |
| Owner: |
physics-fan3.14 |
Owner Comments:
Total Graded: 115829
Total Prooflike: 38
Percentage: 0.0328%
Again, the silver coins of the 1940’s and 50’s from the S mint are almost exclusively responsible for the prooflike coinage of this type. As expected, they are all characterized by strong die polish. Are you understanding what to expect from this era of prooflike yet? Washington’s are the easiest coins to find PL of this era, except for Mercury dimes. 47S seems to be the most common date, I have seen several PL quarters of this date.
I’m particularly proud of this coin. I had been looking for a Washington for a while, when I saw this coin raw on Ebay. I took a $35 gamble, and when it came I knew that I had gotten lucky. The coin is fully prooflike, and quite attractive. I sent it to NGC expecting a 64PL, but lucked into a 65PL (worth at least 10 times what I paid for it). Well struck, attractive, prooflike – what more could you ask?