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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ Make cents: Yes an quarter blank mixt with dollar yes is possible because is the same side of the Mint production. but in this case is complete opposite.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Above my pay grade, but interesting.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cdewolf627 to the CCF! An error collector would be jumping at the chance to own this coin  congratulations Next time please post a picture of both sides. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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to the CCF Might be man-made, but still pretty cool. Did you buy it or inherit? Tell us the story. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Without an image of the reverse, it could be a mint error. The normal should look normal. These are rare to find. They can be made by a mint employee, but are still a mint error. A legit error if the reverse is normal. But check Heritage auctions to see what they have sold for in the past. https://coins.ha.com/us-coins/ You might have to sign up there to get information. But you can check current/past auctions to see what these have brought in the past. That would be a place to check for information as they sell slabs there. |
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 United States
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The story: In 1974 I worked in the coin and currency room of a local Regional Bank responsible for coin and currency shipments to and from the Fed. While wrapping bulk coin, I came across this half dollar and pulled it from the bin. I'm the only person who ever owned this and would like to put a value on it to see if I want to keep it or sell it. I'm attaching a picture of the reverse as was requested by someone. Thanks again for everyone's comments.  |
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New Member
United States
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Sorry, I forgot.
I checked with Heritage Auctions and while they had none on record similar to mine, they estimated a sale value of between $500 and $2,500. That's a big spread so doesn't help much but I guess it depends on the buyer.
Edited by Cdewolf627
07/25/2022 7:44 pm
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United States
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Very interesting coin, pretty neat find - lucky you that you picked it out
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Very cool, thanks for the reverse pic that was asked for. You can see the weakness in the opposing area on the reverse, dead on. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you want to sell it put it on ebay with a starting bid of $1500.00 and see if it goes anywhere. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I see a little bend on the Reverse. If heritage say 500 to 2500 are mean they will expect more. They are conservative on the first price. If you worked at an regional bank, mean the coins never come direct from the mint. the regional banks are the last (forth) step for distributions and receive also circulated coins from the bank above theirs steps. Only 12 Bank receive direct from the Mint or from treasury Banks reserve.
I wish you the best of the best.
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New Member
United States
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Just to clarify, I never said the bag came directly from the mint. The bank had 60 branches plus supplied a correspondent bank that had 22 branches. That was a good size back in the 70's. We ordered directly from the FED and the bag was a mint sewn bag that the coin came from.
I do appreciate your feedback everyone!
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Pillar of the Community
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@CD I know is hard to prove was a really bag mint, but how COOP sad: if come from the Mint are mean it is an Mint error. In you case I will say intentionally Mint error, which do not affect the value because it is up to Mint to take care of theirs production.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cde, thanks for the backstory. You had a job that most collectors would love to have. I don't know but I think that was on the low end of the value. I'm thinking 2500. would be the starting price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There have been employees that create errors and hope to find them in circulation. They will eventually get caught though. Most call these coins: "Mint Assisted coins".
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