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.
I have a 1985 quarter. It looks like it is an error quarter. It is missing part of it. If you look at it whith heads up it is the top left side. There are the grooves all around it even in the part that is missing. About how much is this worth?
i have a new jersey state quarter with the “R” from crossroads missing.looking for a collector to purchase
l have the back half of a new Iowa quarter…
I have a Delaware Quarter with no e on the state.
In 2000 the South Carolina state quarter came out, months later we saw that very few of the quarters had been misprinter on the back with a flag over the palmetto tree. Does anyone know about this? My mom found one and has had it for years.
I am not aware of any such “error” or misprint. The flag would need to have been placed in the die and many of them produced. As I have not heard of any such occurance, I can only assume a flag was “added” on yours. If any one else has any information to the contrary, please chime in.
I have a 200 south carolina quarter with thew flag over top of the tree
I have a Virginia State Quarter that is missing the mint mark and has a die crack. I believe it is also missing some letters on the back and part of the water. Have you ever seen this
I have a 1918 quarter. in the phrase in god we trust trust is spelled with a v. trvst! can you please tell me how much this is worth?? thank you
hi i have a delaware coin with error on it were can i find the value off the coin
Can you tell me if a Vermont 2001 state quarter w/ 2 tails is worth anything?
I also have a virginia quarter from the Philly mint that appears to be missing the copper clad in the middle. The edges are silver. Has anyone also found one of these?
Hey, Mark: I’ve been doing a lot of research on state quarters and it sounds like what you have is from a set sold by QVC that somehow got into general circulation. They sold/sell sets with extremely thin layers of gold or platinum, IIRC. I’ve seen this question a lot on other sites and that is the usual answer.
I have a gold colored 1999 delaware quarter i have never seen one this color were they made this way
I have a 2005 Florida state quarter that is misprinted…or shall I say mis-dyed. It has the same coloration as a new dollar coin. Is this worth anything?
I have a wyoming quarter that has the horse facing the opposite way with the normal one right on top, almost like a mirror image, as well as a small part on the front of the quarter in front of Georges nose.
Where do I take it to see what its value is?
i have a tennessee state quarter with honeycone markings on the side with the head how much is it worth.
I have a 2008 US nickel that is misprinted.. the opposite side is upside down. What would this be worth?
It is not clear that this is an “error”. The reverse is always 180 degrees from the front. What is the difference with the one you have?
I have a 2003 arkansas quarter that has a solid copper edge all the way around the quarter. does anyone know if this is an error for this quater
How the copper appears on the edge is only a variation of how the coin was made. To my knowledge this does not bring any collecting value. What the collectors arevaluing are the true mint errors and in this case the missing zinc layers, particularly on the reverse of the quarter.
i have a 2001 Vermont D quarter that looks as if the middle of the quarter was compressed, the edges are raised and its quite dark.. any idea’s on whats up with it or what its worth?
I have a 2001 vermont quarter also with the same problem. did you find out what it is worth?
I have a 1996 Quarter Dollar and what looks to be a little divot/dent on the eagle side, it is on the left part of the perch (the pointy end… I think it may have been caused by something that was stuck onto the part that makes the print. I was just wondering if if this is common? The dent is probably a 1mm and a half in diameter…
I just recently came across an alabama 2003 state quarter that has obvious mint mark errors on it. It looks like something happened while the coin was in circular motion. The front of the coin has perfect circles which caused the middle of washingtons profile to be inhanced while the surrounding areas of washington are distorted. The Liberty and In God We Trust were damaged in the process and letters are missing.
Please advise if this coin is of value. I think it is.
I have a 1989 quarter with an R in the middle of Washingtons head. Is this a misprint. If so how much would it go for?
I have a 2004 florida state quarter with the shuttle scene on the back but it also has a partial print of the eagle like on the old quarters. It also has united states of america printed backwards around the edge uner where it is stamped florida. e pluribus unum is also spelled backwards. It appears to be authentic. Can anyone tell me something about it ?
Not sure of year or date. I have a quarter with two tail sides? No heads no dates?
Hi Steve,
I have a quarter with the tailboth sides. Werer you able to find out anything about it? I got mine arouind 7 yrs ago.
I have a Maryland state quarter with a double denomination. What is it worth?
I have a new jersey quarter with washingtons tooth missing and he has a hump in his back.
I have a 2000 South Carolina quarter with a blister of extra metal on the face.
I have a double clipped and offset Ohio quarter that I am looking for a buyer. I will post pictures if there is any interest.
i have a 2003 P Alabama state quarter that is missing the nickel on both sides. What would that be worth?
i am looking to sell it.
i have a 2003 P Alabama state quarter error that is missing the nickel on both sides. What would that be worth? Or where can i find out worth? want to sell it possibly.
I have a quarter with the eagle on both sides I was wondering if that an error on the strucking, and how much it’s worth
i have a 2001 D vermont quarter with unclip planchet what is it worth
I have a 1999 Deleware Quarter that has the MINT P over P
I have a quarter that looks nickel plated,no year showing deep round circular edges, front has GOD WE TRUST but not to well visible
I have a Virginia state quarter with the reverse missing before the strike and cannot find out how much it is worth. Could you please let me know as I am interested in selling it.
I’m sorry I forgot to say the “clad” is missing.
Ive this USA coin.. The coin has alot of misprint letter.. N it goes like
This..
UN TED • ST TES • OF • AME CA • TEN D
Is it worth of anything?.. And it stated a year of 1898
I have a south carolina quarter no clad on face too much clad on reverse large lump print is all messed up but reconizeable anyone with an idea worth ? mint mark p or d mint mark.
Gotta picture?
yes have nice hi res pics on phone it is a phili mint mark also i believe has other errors … so i am looking everywhere for any others have not found any. u can txt me at 508 322 8780 i will send u some pics