2012 S Mint Marked Quarters

[kena]

http://www.coinworld.com/articles/san-francisco-mint-strikes-circulation-qualit/

The San Francisco Mint is striking all five 2012 America the Beautiful quarter dollars in circulation-quality with the S Mint mark for numismatic sales in 100-coin bags and 40-coin rolls later in the year.

What is interesting is these quarters are not in the 2012 Uncirculated Coin set.

http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=16456&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10211

Also odd that they doing this in the middle of the series just like they did with Satin Finish coins a few years ago.

Ken

[augsburger]

Just to drive everyone nuts and make them want to ignore the middle of the series entry thing. I'm not interested in non-circulating coins, which is good.

[chrisild]

The US Mint will start selling them, in those bags and rolls, as from Thursday (21 June):

Roll (40 coins) $18.95 http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=16810&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10111

Bag (100 coins) $34.95 http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=16742&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10111

Won't buy those, but I cannot really imagine that all the people who buy those bags and rolls do that for the sole purpose of hoarding them. So even though these "circulation quality S quarters" are not made for circulation, they may show up in circulation more frequently than proof pieces ...

Christian

[kena]

The bag price is on par with what they sell the P or D bags for.

But rolls are a bit more expensive.  A set of the P and D rolls (80 coins - 40 from each mint) is sold for 32.95.

That will be something interesting to watch to see if in a few months some start showing up.

[Prosit]

Is it safe to assume they will not be in the Mint Sets?
Dale

[kena]

Correct. they are not in the P/D US Mint Sets.

So for each of Park Quarters, there will be:

Circulation Strikes:
P. D. and S - all Clad

Proof Strikes:
Clad S and Silver S

Then there is always, the P mint marked 5 ounce silver uncirculated coin as well.

Confused?  Don't worry, we are too since they started with the clad S circulation strikes in the middle of the series.

[Prosit]

I usually get a clad mint set. I would like to get the non-circulating, circulation-style "S" quarters but I am not interested in going to much effort and not a lot of expense for them.  I will just have to watch and see what the online dealers ask for them.
Dale

[chrisild]

Did I write that I won't buy them? Ahem, ignore that. Somebody here in DE just ordered a bag (he does that with other issues too). Later this year I'll get all those quarters and $1 coins ... Will probably keep the best ones and spend the others next year.

Christian

[chrisild]

Ta-daa. For a variety of reasons it took a little longer; so what. That "pack" of US 2012 coins includes the Presidential Dollars (D and P each), the Native American Dollar (2xD, 2xP), and the ATB Quarters. The latter in D, P, and S ...

Christian