I think the release of W quarters during 2019 is a well meaning attempt to interest the general population in coins and collecting.  I do not think it will be successful in gaining any significant number of new collectors.  But us current collectors can revel in the hunt, knowing that most of those W quarters will pass through many unknowing hands until they finally reach ours. All my change goes into a coffee mug, once it has been examined, the full mug usually yields 30.00 plus in Amazon cert at the coinstar machine.  These  W quarters, due to similar kinds of saving, will trickle out into the economy over years.  The only one I really want to find is the yet to be released San Antonio Quarter, I love the design and I would be thrilled if a W of that type fell into my hot little hands. 

I think the mint is getting desperate and this just another gimmick. Think of all the gimmicks they have introduced in the last ten years or so. Reverse proof, sms, burnished, convex, and now W coins for general circulation. We are all addicted so we aren't the target  Except for those of us with OCD who have to have one of everything the mint releases. Fortunately I have overcome that compulsion since retirement ^__^   The selling of many of the "must haves" in my collection have shown me the error of my ways. Be patient and the right coin will find you, maybe not on your schedule but it is out there. Happy Hunting

21 hours ago, Mokiechan said:

I think the release of W quarters during 2019 is a well meaning attempt to interest the general population in coins and collecting.  I do not think it will be successful in gaining any significant number of new collectors.  But us current collectors can revel in the hunt, knowing that most of those W quarters will pass through many unknowing hands until they finally reach ours. All my change goes into a coffee mug, once it has been examined, the full mug usually yields 30.00 plus in Amazon cert at the coinstar machine.  These  W quarters, due to similar kinds of saving, will trickle out into the economy over years.  The only one I really want to find is the yet to be released San Antonio Quarter, I love the design and I would be thrilled if a W of that type fell into my hot little hands. 

Thanks for your opinion my friend. I agree the population knows nothing and were not told good anything. In my blog  I said what you said.Over the years we will find them. What a waste of our ten million dollars. They could of given it to me. Take care

On 6/13/2019 at 7:23 AM, rons said:

I think the mint is getting desperate and this just another gimmick. Think of all the gimmicks they have introduced in the last ten years or so. Reverse proof, sms, burnished, convex, and now W coins for general circulation. We are all addicted so we aren't the target  Except for those of us with OCD who have to have one of everything the mint releases. Fortunately I have overcome that compulsion since retirement ^__^   The selling of many of the "must haves" in my collection have shown me the error of my ways. Be patient and the right coin will find you, maybe not on your schedule but it is out there. Happy Hunting

I believe they did all this because Coin World reported that collectors have dropped over five percent in the last year. That's a big loss in money. So they came out with these gimmicks and they tell flat. Thanks. 

Yay we're back up!!!

For reals???

I recently started collecting after seeing a few random videos about the silver market. I started out doing coin roll hunts and checking some of the change I had around the house. It has rapidly evolved into a minor obsession with all kinds of coins. Being a computer engineer and prior service member, I have been conditioned to absorb a lot of information for work. This new hobby has lead into learning a great deal in the last few months. So much to learn and I feel rather pathetic at times about how enjoyable a roll hunt can be for me. The wife is not to happy about me taking over the dining room table a few nights a week but my son's live it. Have not bought a membership yet, but I'm interested in doing it soon as I have a few coins I want to have graded. My interest are somewhat evenly split between the precious metal stacking and numismatic collecting. I see value in both. Definitely on the hunt for the West point Quarter but I am somewhat suspicious like the OP about the process of releasing the coins into circulation. Would love to see what the logistics or strategy that is used in scattering the W coins into circulation with P and D mints. Found almost an entire roll about two weeks ago full of P and D war in the Pacific quarters but they have been sparse since. Lowell's are very abundant though, I have 4 of the die chip errors. I suspect many others do as well and would love to hear some opinions on what the real value of the Lowell errors are. I see such a wide spectrum of valuation on the web.