Numismatics allows each of us to study history, appreciate art and ponder the decisions of citizenry, politicians and government. Of course, the inner workings of coinage design and selection are not always made public, and this fact can lead to speculation or even fabrication.
A numismatic event that I believe is fabricated is associated with a series that I have had a longstanding interest in and this is with Washington quarters. Similar to most numismatists, I have several collecting niches that overlap a certain amount and that, as a conglomerate, make my collection a whole. Two of my interests merge in the Washington quarter series and these are the series itself, one of only two series that I have ever actively sought to collect by date, and superbly toned coinage. Fortunately for me, I have over the years been able to obtain some astonishingly toned Washington quarters as shared previously.
The impetus for this post is neither superbly toned coinage nor the issued Washington quarter series. Rather, the impetus for this post is a famously rejected design for the Washington quarter series that was later used as a modern commemorative in one of the US Mint's more prescient moments. Read more here...
A numismatic event that I believe is fabricated is associated with a series that I have had a longstanding interest in and this is with Washington quarters. Similar to most numismatists, I have several collecting niches that overlap a certain amount and that, as a conglomerate, make my collection a whole. Two of my interests merge in the Washington quarter series and these are the series itself, one of only two series that I have ever actively sought to collect by date, and superbly toned coinage. Fortunately for me, I have over the years been able to obtain some astonishingly toned Washington quarters as shared previously.
The impetus for this post is neither superbly toned coinage nor the issued Washington quarter series. Rather, the impetus for this post is a famously rejected design for the Washington quarter series that was later used as a modern commemorative in one of the US Mint's more prescient moments. Read more here...
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