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I have a Bicentennial Quarter with errors can someone tell me what I have on my hands Is it worth getting graded?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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First off,  , glad you can ask us! No noticeable errors on your coin that I can see, but what you do have is something called the Ring of Death  on the obverse from a coin roll crimping machine when a certain company rolls coins for banks and other uses. There are many circulation hits and dings all over both sides, and what appears to be a yellowish post mint something spotted on both sides. You can check out a website error-ref.com (among some other good ones) to see what legitimate errors look like.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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to the CCF I can't see anything that would be considered an error just damage. Always explain what you think is an error so we can help you. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19201 Posts |
Yes, damage from a mechanical wrapping machine. We see several examples monthly.
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@dla, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes that is damage rather than a mint error and definitely not worth grading. For many years I would save bicentennial quarters thinking that they would go up in value. Finally a couple years back, I spent them all and don't save them anymore. This coin is just worth face value.
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Russian Federation
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@Spence I think you can earn 25 cents for 200 years only in two cases. The first is if there is some very significant error on the coin, the second is if the coin is certified by TPG with an MS67-70 rating. |
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United States
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Welcome to CCF - and good catch regardless of reason for the markings. You never know if you don't ask.
There might be a slight surge in interest in Bicentennial coins in 4 years, but I expect it to be short lived. I think many are tucked away in drawers and piggy banks.
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08/27/2022 12:21 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think many are tucked away in drawers and piggy banks. Definitely. I know I have a small bank bag full of bicentennial quarters, halves and dollars that my mother-in-law had accumulated. Many people did that at the time. After she passed away several years ago, my wife got the bag and (so far) has not been able to let go of them... Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Canada
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@HOK: keep peace in family.
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United States
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@silviosi, indeed.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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to the Community! |
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