1970-S Proof Washington Quarter Struck on 1941 Canada Quarter NGC PF 65

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Contact Us | Other Auctions | About Our Coins | About Our Art Mike Byers is a World Renowned Expert on U.S. & World Major Mint Errors and an Award Winning Author He literally "wrote the book" World's Greatest Mint Errors , which received the Numismatic Literary Guild's award for Best World Book. He is the publisher & editor of Mint Error News Magazine & Website which is widely regarded as the most informative and comprehensive resource for Major Mint Errors. He was an ANACS consultant for Major Mint Errors and has written articles for the Coin Dealer Newsletter. Mike Byers and his discoveries have been featured on the front page of Coin World numerous times. Mike Byers Inc carries a multi-million dollar world class inventory of major mint errors, die trials and numismatic rarities. His extensive personal collection of major mint errors is being authenticated and certified by NGC and designated on the insert as THE BYERS COLLECTION. 1970-S Proof Washington QuarterStruck on 1941 Canada QuarterNGC PF 65Proof coins are struck by technicians who had feed the blanks into special presses. They are produced, examined and packaged using extreme quality control. It is very unusual to find major proof errors. A few broadstrikes, off-centers, double strikes in collars and off-metals have been known to be found in sealed proof sets. Proof errors are aggressively sought after by many error collectors.A very small group of Proof errors recently came from a collection that was auctioned by the State of California. The U.S. Secret Service inspected and released this collection to the State of California determining that it was legal to own. The State of California then auctioned the collection and it has been dispersed since the sale.This unique 1970-S Proof Quarter from the United States was over struck on a 1941 Quarter from Canada. This mint error was originally discovered in group of San Francisco Proof Errors that was auctioned by the State of California. There is a significant amount of detail on both sides showing the design of the Canadian Quarter. This is one of the most fascinating and intriguing proof mint errors ever discovered.Featured on the cover of Mint Error News Magazine Issue 37The Byers CollectionNGC began certifying a few major mint errors from Mike Byers' personal collection. These spectacular and rare coins each have "BYERS COLLECTION" designated on the NGC insert.1874 G$1 MirrorBrockage on ObverseNGC MS 621904 $20 Double StruckRotated 180 Degrees in CollarNGC MS 62 CAC$150,000(1928) 25¢ Struck on a1¢ Planchet 3.02 GramsNGC MS 63 BNWorld's Greatest Mint ErrorsIn 2009, Mike Byers published his first book, World's Greatest Mint Errors . This book combines stunning imagery with the most accurate information available to provide anyone interested in mint errors with the latest information on mint error coins from the United States and around the world. Hundreds of spectacular mint errors are pictured. Each error coin photo is presented in full color, and enlarged to enhance the smallest details. Some of the error coins featured in this book have never been seen by the public before, and each is described in great detail as to the type of error, the assigned grade, rarity and estimated value.NLG Award for Best World Coin Book in 2009 for World's Greatest Mint Errors Publisher and Editor of Mint Error NewsMagazine & Website: In 2003, the Mint Error News website was launched, which was originally sponsored by Mike Byers and ANACS. Due to the popularity of mint errors and the magazine it is now sponsored by Mike Byers and several other mint error dealers. It is a website devoted to bringing the latest mint error news and information to the collector. There are now hundreds of articles with features, discoveries, news stories, and mint error related info from the United States and around the World. This website became so popular that a print version, Mint Error News Magazine, was created and is read by thous... read more

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