2012-S Washington Quarters circulation-strike (not Proof)

[henrysmedford]

The U.S. Mint announced that it was going to make circulation-strike (not Proof) Washington quarters at the San Francisco Mint, for the first time since 1954. See-- http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=press_release&id=1363 At a cost of .35 cents each I am thinking of buying a few bags and doing some wild seeding.

United States Mint to Release the First America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coin with the San Francisco Mint mark on June 21

Collectors will be able to purchase the "S" mint mark El Yunque National Forest Quarters in 100-coin bags priced at $34.95 or 40-coin rolls priced at $18.95. Orders will be accepted at the bureau's online catalog, http://www/usmint.gov/catalog, or at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468). All domestic orders will be assessed a shipping and handling fee of $4.95 per order.

[Copper Catcher]

They will do anything for a buck! LOL

[henrysmedford]

They will do anything for a buck! LOL

It is the only part of our government that is Libertarian.

[Rob72830]

I wonder if it is a one time deal or if the SF mint is going to produce business strikes of all the rest of the National Parks quarters? I wouldn't mind buying a few bags if it was limited to one time. So far, still not listed on mints website.

[Rob72830]

Still not on mint's website catalog. Looks like they aren't going to list it until 21 Jun, the day the mint starts taking orders.

[Rob72830]

Put my order in for 3 bags today. Hopefully, this is a one time issue and being from SF, these coins will be worth more than the 35 cents apiece that they cost. Oh, and i wonder what are the odds of finding a bagfull of silver proofs instead of the clad circulation strike.

[henrysmedford]

Oh, and i wonder what are the odds of finding a bagfull of silver proofs instead of the clad circulation strike.

It has happen this year with 2012 birth sets with silver half's http://www.coinworld.com/articles/u-s-mint-finding-small-numbers-of-mispackaged/

[Rob72830]

White said any customer who has received a Birth Set with a silver Proof half dollar and wants a replacement should contact the Mint Call Center at 800-872-6468.

Cool story but any dufus that returns that silver proof needs to have his head examined. If that happened to me I would be making some big bucks. Anyway, finding just one silver quarter in a bag would make my day although it would be hard to prove it came from the bag since it would be open.

[Rob72830]

Got my 3 bags of 2012 S quarters today. Opened one bag, looked at several coins and they are indeed circulation strike quarters. I was thinking of listing a bunch of them on ebay. Wonder if I could sell a bunch considering on the mint's website, the quarters are now showing an available shipping date of July 12th. Anyway, here's a scan of one of them.

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[TXSTARFIRE]

Anyone ever run across one of these in the wild? Was this a one time deal or did the mint do this again for another quarter?

[Recyclersteve]

Thanks, Starfire, for bringing this old thread back up. I never knew there was such a thing as an S-mint circulation strike after 1954. I don't remember ever seeing one, but then again I didn't know to be on the lookout for them.

[henrysmedford]

Anyone ever run across one of these in the wild? Was this a one time deal or did the mint do this again for another quarter?

Looks like it is still going on https://catalog.usmint.gov/on/demandware.store/Sites-USM-Site/default/Product-Variation?pid=MASTER_SANANTONIO&dwvar_MASTER__SANANTONIO_detailsSANANTONIO=19ABM&source=detail&Quantity=1

[Recyclersteve]

I guess the key thing is that a coin can be rare, but if there is no real demand for it and I have a super hard time selling it, then it isn't worth my time in digging them up. Example: Think about all the 2002 and later Kennedy halves with mintage of about 1-3 million. Those are really tough coins to find and should be quite valuable, but I have a very hard time selling them in AU/BU condition for more than about 60-65 cents each (with occasional exceptions).

[hobo finds]

These nifc coins should be at least worth a little more than face value you would hope as they cost more than face to get. I keep the ones I find.

[hobo finds]

ATB S clad quarters cost $.40 each
JFK half NIFC cost $.73 each
Native American and American Innovation dollars cost $1.17 each

So for free I will keep them, even though they are only worth face value