1934-D 25C Heavy Motto AU50 认证号48737294, PCGS号85796

Ron Guth

Two obverse hubs were used to produce 1934-D Quarter Dollars, as follows:

Medium Motto - aka Type of 1935 - IN GOD WE TRUST strong, but the letters are thin

Heavy Motto - aka Type of 1936 - IN GOD WE TRUST very strong, the top center of the W is higher than the left and right strokes (diagnostic)

No Light Motto 1934-D Quarter Dollars are known to exist.

Among the PCGS-certified examples, the most prevalent grade is MS-64.  The finest example is a single PCGS MS67.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
The Washington Quarters of 1934" by David W. Lange, NUMISMATIST, September 2003, pp. 22-23