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Hi guys, this is my first post here, hopefully I uploaded the pictures right. I have a 1998 quarter that is about 80% off center, but with the entire date. I took it to a local coin dealer who told me it wasn't worth much as it is very common. Would this be worth sending in for appraisal, or should I just hold onto it? Thanks!  
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Bedrock of the Community
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Others with more knowledge about this specialty area will check in, but congrats!  to the CCF! |
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to 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. Much is a relative term. It is IMO worth about $100 retail - based on recent sales of similar coins. I don't think that there is an financial upside in TPG certification. |
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A great error coin. I like it!
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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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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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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.
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Nice coin! It's nice to have the date still showing as well.
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Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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That's a really cool error coin that is most definitely NOT common. |
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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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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."
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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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