Loving my new 1976-D MS67 Clad Quarter

There has always been something about the bicentennial quarters that caught my eye. As a kid, I would always pull them from circulation because they looked different. I probably had $40 worth of 1776-1976 quarters separated out in a Tupperware container by the time I graduated from high school. I just thought they were "cool" and they must be inherently more rare than all of the eagle-reverse quarters out there.

As I've gotten older, these quarters are still "different" for me. Firstly, 1976 is the year my parents were married. Thus, that year has some significance for me beyond that of being the bicentennial year. Secondly, I came to notice that there were no 1975 quarters floating around in circulation when I was a kid. For those of us who are collectors, this is well known. But, I'd dare say that if you asked an unsuspecting passerby to check their change for 1975 Quarters because they might be worth $3 (or some other rather menial amount), you would see almost everyone pouring over their change to search. As we know, there are no Quarters dated 1975. Why? Well, because the mint dated all quarters minted in 1975 as "1776-1976".

In closing, I am very happy to add to my collection a 1776-1976 bicentennial clad quarter minted in Denver and graded MS67 by NGC. I didn't recognize the somewhat rare nature of the purchase, but the NGC population is only 93, with only 1 graded higher at MS68. That paired with the fact that I found one for 40% of Numismedia FMV made for a great purchase. Below is a picture of the beauty!

Cheers, and happy collecting!

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