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I have always liked coin collecting. When I was a kid, there was not a lot to do in the tiny town I grew up in. I think there were 100 people in town, when everyone was home on Sunday. One of the things we would do, is get our parents to take us to the neighboring town, where there was a bank, to get rolls of coins from the tellers, to search through. My favorites were the dimes, where it was quick and easy to pull out the Mercury dimes, from the Roosevelts and refill the rolls and go back and get new rolls.
Today, coin collecting, in the United States, has been revived by the US Mint issuing the state quarters. We are almost through the 50 state quarters, and the US government relizes they have a good thing going with coin collectors. I have seen 1 statistic where there are now 140 million collectors of these things. That includes me, I have made a set for all 5 of my children, including the silver ones.
I noticed bacck in 1999, an error in the Delaware quarter, that was sitting on the desk, in my office. I could not figure out at first, what was the matter with the coin, until I noticed after several days that the “e” was missing off of the words “The First Stat”e”". That was to be the first of many errors the Mint was to make on these coins. The Delaware error is common, and was caused by grease. It is worth about $20.
I am collecting a set of error quarters, for myself, as a different project, to complement the sets I made for my kids. I am not worrying about Mint marks,and such. I am just trying to get a good error coin for each State. The Mint does a pretty good job on quality, so these coins are difficult to find in change, but they are out there. I have included pictures of some of my favorites. These include; a Maryland, Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida struck on a 5 cent planchet; Maryland and Virginia with clips from the coins; South Carolina and Virginia with a missing layer of “silver” from the reverse; Conneticut that was mistruck, and my favorite, Missouri, that the Mint caught the error and then cancelled the coin by waffling it. Somehow, the coin then escaped from the Mint and made it out into circulation, where I saved it from destruction.
No one knows how many of these errors the mint makes, or, how many coins escape from the waffle machine. They are scarce, and you should be on the look out for these and other error coins. The payoff can be high. The ones I pictured are worth up to $5,000. Not a bad deal if you are getting change back for a dollar. The lucky finder can then start their own collection or,with a membership, will soon be able to sell it to collectors on WorthPoint, or through one of our auction house partners.
Good hunting! I will continue to show, in future blogs, other error coins from the US Mint.
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i found a rare coin..get this a delaware quarter, looks to be all silver no cooper..and its a philly or a p..my dad said they don`t make the silver ones in philly..it sure does look silver..let me know what you think..i`m going to take it to a store to see if its all silver..email me at jj3742@comcast.net..i may want to sell it..
I have a quater I found about 5 or 6 years ago while I was at work it was the New Jersey coin and it just came out the lady had just opened the the roll and gave me my change well I noticed it on the back side that it had a smuge on it an the R was gone it said dolla so I put it my coin holdr so it couldnt be touched. I cant find no one with this error if it is another out I would like to know because the fewer found the better. let me know if you have seen or heard of this error or not.
The type of error you describe is normally caused by “debris” caught between the die and the coin planchet (or flan). The result is that the die is unable to make a complete impression and appears smudged in that area. The normal debris is grease used in the manufacturing process. Such errors are not particularly rare. As might be expected, the location and size of the smudge can vary, and thus the impact on the coin. Relatively speaking, a missing R is not overly dramatic. Without seeing the item, (or a great picture), evaluations are speculative. Condition also will have an impact. Normally errors of this type sell for under $25.
I have come into possession of a wyoming state quarter. It is in very good condition, however the horse and rider are inprinted, but with no detail. Is this quarter worth more then face value?
Hi Brent,
Hate to tell you, but that is normal in the Wyoming quarter. I thought it was a mistake the first time I saw one as it looks very strange. See the link below. You can look for the one with the double saddle horn. There will be collectors for it, but sounds as if you need a magnifying glass to see it.
Will
http://coincollectingnews.blogspot.com/2008/09/rare-glitch-in-some-wyoming-state.html
(Brent, Will asked me to post this message for him.)
I have a quarter that was a mint mistake on it from Wisconsin (1884) State Quarter with the cow the cheese and the corn with a left leaf it looks like. is this coin worth more than face value if so,.How much is it worth.I would like to sell it can someone get back to me on this.
I found a new hampshire quarter it seems to be frosted and the state stamp code is not D for Denver put stamped with a P. What dose this mean..?
Hello, I have come across an interesting example of a Delaware State Quarter with a headless Paul Revere. Has anyone heard of such an error? I am very curious to know if others are out there. Thanks
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This error or flaw is caused by the same “problem’ noted in a previous query regarding a missing “R” – usually by “debris” caught between the die and the coin planchet (or flan). The result is that the die is unable to make a complete impression and appears smudged in that area. As indicated above, the location and size of the smudge can vary, and thus the impact on the coin. The missing head makes this a slighly more interesting flaw. Without seeing the item, (or a great picture), evaluations are speculative. Condition also will have an impact. Pricing guidelines would also place it under $25.
My son brought home a 2003 Illinois State quarter. At first glance it looks normal until you hold it – and flip it over. The quarter is only half as thick as it should be and when
you flip it over there is nothing on the obverse side. It smooth, copper colored with few pit marks here and there. If it’s a fake or trick coin or an error, I can’t find any information about it. Do you have any clue why this coin would look this way?
Quarters are composed of a “sandwich” of metals with copper nickel on the top and bottom and copper in the middle. Not seeing the coin, it would seem that you have a quarter that was “sliced in two” and you have one half of the result.
Hello sir. I have a Tenn quarter with the “tails” side hardly there. It is a smooth surface with he exception of a rough outline of what is supposed to be there. Any help would be great! Thanks.
I have a Florida silver state quarter with doubling on the letters of the coin. Any idea of the value on this coin?
I have just come across and Virginia state Quarter that is about 10% cut off center. Is it worth anything?
I have a 2001 Vermont State quarter missing half it’s clad. I’d like to find out if anyone knows what it might be worth.You can email me at hkruse@bellsouth.net Thank you.
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT. I GOT SOME CHANGE TODAY. IT’S A CONNECTICUT STATE QUARTER…BUT IT’S THE SIZE OF A NICKEL AND IS VERY LIGHT…SOUNDS LIKE A PENNY WHEN IT HITS THE COUNTER TOP. THE COIN IS PRETTY WORN DOWN. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT DANNY95725@YAHOO.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS. THANKS!!!