Sally Ride Ghost Comet Quarter

bobby131313,
I clicked your link and it did not work. It reads no exact matches found.
John1

i stumbled across this thread while looking for something else. I read all the replies. then I googled this 'sally ride ghost comet'-thing and read the first three things that popped up:

the first hit was an ebay link, but I was more interested in just looking at the picture of the quarter (as the 'error' was circled in blue) rather than paying attention to the auction. this 'error' is unimpressive and is probably not an error.

the next hit was another ebay link, so I went to it and I see that 1 other person has this coin in a shopping cart. then, I notice the price: $1,200. (riiiight...)

after a hearty laugh, I go to the next hit, a question on reddit:

"are the sally ride ghost comet quarters worth keeping"

one reply was: "IMO no. they're just late(r) die stage flow lines."

'ghost comet'...

Sounds like a die clash to me

The term presumably originates from self-professed youtuber &/or tictok "coin experts", that have delved into numismatics for a week or two, supplying erroneous info to their equally uneducated followers. Its like the blind, leading the blind, just as we've seen w/ the.... L on the rim lincoln cents.

Exactly...If it's a ghost, how can you see it.

I am fascinated by the conversation thread of this Posting. As a newer member of CCF, I have grown to depend on the knowledge and experience of other coin enthusiasts, who I've reached out to for help. Their support has been excellent. Now, having said that, I'd like to point out to the traditional coin specialists amongst us, that today's younger coin hobbyist, may never know the thrill of finding a rare coin, or being able to purchase one. So, they look for errors, no matter how big or small, and to make it more fun they tag it with a name like "The Spitting Horse" or a die chip that I found on the side of a Jefferson memorial nickel, which looked exactly like a mouse, so I called it "Hickory Dickory Mouse". No, I'm not selling it on ebay as anything but a die chip, and neither should anyone else. But the fun of tagging an error if it looks unique is harmless, and becomes an incentive to others to look for more.

Thank you A1agrl for your perspective.

Most of us have been there when we joined the hobby by never expecting to find anything rare. We tend to look for anything different or out of the ordinary to break up the monotony of searching.

Keep at it and your curiosity will be rewarded.

I don't think it's a clash mark. Nothing seems to line up. It's also not raised or incuse and can only be seen by tilting the coin or adjusting the light source.