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Pillar of the Community
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I took it to a local coin dealer who told me it wasn't worth much as it is very common. Just another example of exactly why some coin dealers get a bad name and a bad reputation! Your coin is worth much more than "common" as it has the full date on it. That in itself means a lot! Definitely worth slabbing and holding on to in my opinion! Nice find (or pickup)! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I wouln't slab it. It is obvious what it is. If you have it slabbed, will it be worth more? No. It is what it is. Keep it save without finger prints.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 To CCF! Very nice Off Center Strike! What you local coin dealer said is very incorrect. It's not very common. It's pretty rare actually. Errers and Varietys.
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Totally cool. Awesome it has the date! Many off-centers have it cut out.
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@mjy, I agree that you have a very nice pick-up. Also, I would like to point out that for your very first post, your pictures are way above average--nicely done!
Do you mind me asking how you got it? I can't imagine it was in pocket change.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin! It's nice to have the date still showing as well.
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Bedrock of the Community
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That's a really cool error coin that is most definitely NOT common. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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So I'll ask the obvious question to collectors of this sort of thing - what would be an approximate value?
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Pillar of the Community
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Spectacular error. Congrats.
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Good question @frog. Not being much of a collector of these, I did a little research. In looking at sold items on ebay, I can find two quarters that are exhibit similar, but not quite so dramatic offset. A 70% offset with no date sold for $32.03 and an 80% offset '65 sold for $80. The OP's coin seems to be more offset than both of these examples. Additionally, a 90% offset quarter with enough remnant digits to confirm it is a '99 sold for $44.35. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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to CCF mjy1849! It is an excellent find/score. I agree about the picture quality for a first time poster  ; very nice. |
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I took it to a local coin dealer who told me it wasn't worth much as it is very common. He obviously down played it, was blatantly dishonest or just plan not knowledgeable! Wouldn't be surprised if he offered you $2.00 for it! Always get a second or third opinion. Good thing you came here. Very nice find!  ! |
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Thanks everyone for the welcome and all the information.
Spence, to answer your question, I worked as a teller when I was still young in 1999. This quarter came through my till and I got permission to exchange a regular quarter for it. I've had it in my coin collection in a safe ever since.
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Ok wow--you found this one in the wild then. I find that amazing--nice work!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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mjy1849-
what a fabulous find! in your till, no less. makes me wonder how it got that far.
also makes me wonder what else you managed to snag over the years... eager to see more pix of more stuff!
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