1968 S Proof Washington Quarter-CONECA DD0-001 FS101???

[chuckster125]

Need help on this one.

Is this the 1968S FS101 (CONECA DDO-001)???

I checked the PCGS Site and they had 6 different graded FS 101's listed and this coin looks like it might be the FS101.

Thanks again for any input/help on this.

[Maineman750]

Looks good to me as well Chuck.....but it's pretty tough to find great pics of the variety anywhere

[makecents]

Nothing on ebay but FS-801 reverse variety. Thought there may be something on Ken Potters site but just the reference number with no pics and sending you to VV which also has no pics but good descriptors.

[duece2seven]

It's so weird you just posted this coin. I was just about to post the exact same coin and question when I saw your post!
I'd share my pics but they are spot-on the same as yours, chuckster. I already posted this question over at Coin Community
forum a few minutes ago. If I get any decent info over there, I'll post it here as well.

Tracy

[jfines69]

Nice 25c... I can not seem to get the pics at VV to come up so I have no idea but did you check for the rev type... There are 4 RDV listed on VV for the 68S http://varietyvista.com/09b%20WQ%20V...0Varieties.htm

[chuckster125]

This is the same quarter proof coin that I posted earlier about possibly being the RDV6, but its the common RDV-7Reverse.

*I just never bothered to take a closer look at the Obverse as I was concentrating more on the Rev and the doubling on the Half and the
nice DDO on the Proof Dime all in the same Proof set.**

[jfines69]

Cool... Thanks for the follow up!!!

[chuckster125]

Hi Tracy:

No, this is a normal S Mint Mark, not a RPM.

*Congrats,
Your coin looks like a RPM to me*

[chuckster125]

Hi tracy:

I see coop also said you coin is not RPM 2 ( from the CCF.)


He also said my coin is not the FS-101 and PCGS messed up attribution on the 2 coins out of the 7 that I had questions about posted on the PCGS site as

legitimate FS-101'S that were comparable to this coin.


According to coop's comparison studies etc, these 2 coins are MD and PCGS messed up the attribution.


I'm thinking about contacting the attribution dept. of PCGS with this info and see what they say about it.

Confirm these coins are legit FS 101's or admit they were wrong and compensate the owner's of these 2 coins the diff in value ( if possible)

[duece2seven]

Hi tracy:

I see coop also said you coin is not RPM 2 ( from the CCF.)


He also said my coin is not the FS-101 and PCGS messed up attribution on the 2 coins out of the 7 that I had questions about posted on the PCGS site as

legitimate FS-101'S that were comparable to this coin.


According to coop's comparison studies etc, these 2 coins are MD and PCGS messed up the attribution.


I'm thinking about contacting the attribution dept. of PCGS with this info and see what they say about it.

Confirm these coins are legit FS 101's or admit they were wrong and compensate the owner's of these 2 coins the diff in value ( if possible)

Good idea about PCGS. I'm on the fence about Coop's analysis. However, if he's correct, then almost all Dr.Wiles' 68-S attributions for RPMs and doubled dies are MD which I find
hard to believe. What I'm hoping is that the Coneca attributions are some of the rare cases where you have a true variety on top of MD. Coop's analysis makes total sense to me
but the Washington quarter collector base is fairly large and it's just difficult to think that you and I would be the first 2 people to catch this if the Coneca attributions really were
made in error. 68-S FS varieties fetch some serious bucks - $400-600 in Pr66 - so I would like to believe at least that there have been many before us who would have the experience
and knowledge to authenticate their own coins. Surely, we aren't the first?

[chuckster125]

Hi Tracy:

Totally agree with what you are saying!

I'm also on the fence regarding coop's findings that these 2 coins are all just MD and not a valid DDO and a valid RPM.


Too busy right now with Thanksgiving just a few day's away, but I'm pretty certain I'll be contacting PCGS for a clarification on the

1968S Proof DDO and RPM listings etc sometime next week.

"HAPPY THANKSGIVING"

To you and family!



* My coin is a dead ringer for coin 7 on the PCGS site as a valid FS101
Even has the notches on the E in LIBERTY*

http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/24818518_29137963_max.jpg

[duece2seven]

Hi Tracy:

Totally agree with what you are saying!

I'm also on the fence regarding coop's findings that these 2 coins are all just MD and not a valid DDO and a valid RPM.



Thought you might want to check out the doubling on my coin. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!




Too busy right now with Thanksgiving just a few day's away, but I'm pretty certain I'll be contacting PCGS for a clarification on the

1968S Proof DDO and RPM listings etc sometime next week.

"HAPPY THANKSGIVING"

To you and family!



* My coin is a dead ringer for coin 7 on the PCGS site as a valid FS101
Even has the notches on the E in LIBERTY*


http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/248...137963_max.jpg

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well! Thought you might want to see the doubling on
the motto of my coin. Crazy thing is that if this were a business strike exhibiting doubling on both
the mintmark and the motto as mine does, you and I both would immediately write it off as MD!
This is why I love love this hobby, though. Always more to learn!

Your coin does match up with the PCGS coin. I gotta say I sure hope for PCGS' sake that Coop is
wrong because they will be purchasing a many a strike doubled quarter if he's right!

[jfines69]

You remember that 70S Proof 10c I posted recently http://www.lincolncentforum.com/foru...sevelt-new-DDO LIBERTY looks similar to the LIBERTY on the 25c that you guys have posted and the one on PCGS... What am I missing on the difference of the 10c and the 25c???

[chuckster125]

Jim,

At issue right now are 3 coins out of 7 listed on the PCGS site that are listed as valid FS 101 DDO'S by PCGS.

Those coins are the same as our 2 coins, so are they garbage MD or premium DDO Quarters?

Right now PCGS say's they are DDO'S.

I will try to talk to someone about this at PCGS next week and get someone at PCGS to verify their attributing that indeed all 7 coins shown are DDO's and properly designated as the 1968 S PROOF- FS-101.

*If this turns out to be the case, then both of our coins are DDO'S.*

[jfines69]

Jim,

At issue right now are 3 coins out of 7 listed on the PCGS site that are listed as valid FS 101 DDO'S by PCGS.

Those coins are the same as our 2 coins, so are they garbage MD or premium DDO Quarters?

Right now PCGS say's they are DDO'S.

I will try to talk to someone about this at PCGS next week and get someone at PCGS to verify their attributing that indeed all 7 coins shown are DDO's and properly designated as the 1968 S PROOF- FS-101.

*If this turns out to be the case, then both of our coins are DDO'S.*

Ok... I think I lost my train of thought... Thanks for the follow up... I do hope your coins are DDOs!!!