When I first started collecting the state quarters, I had no trouble finding Denver and Philidelphia quarters/ Now I can't find Denver quarters. Anybody know why?
2006-06-06 07:03:48 · 4 answers · asked by Melanie 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
For those of you who don't know, Denver and Philidelphia are where coins are minted.
The "D" on coins means Denver.
2006-06-06 07:13:28 · update #1
Here's the answer to your question. The reason you saw more of both quarters early on is because they took great pains to make sure that they were well distributed throughout the country initially, to generate interest in the statehood quarter series.
Otherwise, the availability of quarters (or any coin for that matter) of a certain mint is dependent on your location, your proximity to a Federal Reserve Bank, and which mints generally ship to that Federal Reserve Bank, which in turn services your local banks. For instance, I live in central Illinois so the Chicago Fed. Reserve bank supplies most of the coin in my area. The Denver Mint generally ships to Chicago (and points west); thus, more "D" coins are seen in change here. Once in a while there is an exception depending on whether one mint or the other falls behind in production....then you might see "P" coins (in my case).
It appears you live in an area that is serviced by a bank that generally gets shipments of "P" first, and in larger quantities, which infers that you live in the eastern half of the US someplace. Philadelphia's mint services pretty much from the Ohio River east, and most of the deep South. You may eventually see "D"'s in circulation but it will take longer as they will need to come your way through normal spending channels, (unless you go purchase some uncirculated ones through a coin dealer).
I hope this info helped you out somewhat. I'm a coin dealer in Illinois.
2006-06-06 10:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by answerman63 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because Denver is a city, not a state...
Edit: Oh, then you should have said Denver mint...not Denver quarters
2006-06-06 07:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by Nay 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 thoroughly diverse communities. San Diego is a sea coast community. Burbank is inland. San Diego has a number of homeless human beings. Burbank, no longer lots. San Diego is amazingly high priced. So is Burbank, yet no longer as lots. Burbank has much less crime.
2016-10-30 07:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the other side of a Colorado Penny!
2006-06-06 07:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by ademol2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋