1976-s bicentennial circulated silver coin 2 2

[Marcelo Watson]

Thanks

I really wanted to know if it was the silver one. I will keep it well protected.

[VKurtB]

There are three types of 1776-1976 San Francisco mint quarters:

1) The clad proof, from the 1975 and 1976 clad proof sets with all the denominations.

2) The silver proof, from the 3-coin proof set.

3) The silver uncirculated, from the 3-coin uncirculated set. This is the one you have.

Any 1776-1976 quarters made for circulation were made in Philadelphia or Denver. None came from San Francisco.

[VKurtB]

There is an unasked question here about why there are so many uncirculated 1776-1976 quarters from San Francisco. There WERE lots and lots sold.

1) It was the ONLY way to get an uncirculated 1776-1976-S.

2) The three coin set was VERY affordable, much cheaper than the Mint sells ANYTHING these days.

3) There was no mintage limit, and they were available for a VERY long time.

[J P M]

On 1/12/2024 at 12:23 PM, VKurtB said:

There is an unasked question here about why there are so many uncirculated 1776-1976 quarters from San Francisco. There WERE lots and lots sold.

1) It was the ONLY way to get an uncirculated 1776-1976-S.

2) The three coin set was VERY affordable, much cheaper than the Mint sells ANYTHING these days.

3) There was no mintage limit, and they were available for a VERY long time.

I can drive to the nearest coin shop and but any set to this day.

[VKurtB]

On 1/12/2024 at 12:08 PM, J P M said:

I can drive to the nearest coin shop and but any set to this day.

No doubt.