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I'm no expert by any stretch, but I think the issues on the obverse would keep this one raw for me. I do like George's comb over though. Awesome find. As a Wisconsin resident, I am very jealous because I have had my eye out for this one for years.
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It is worth around $40 and even though a great find,not worth slabbing. John1  |
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My mouth fell open when I saw the reverse haha! Thank you Guys! It will go in a flip in my folder!
@Nazarene- I've been searching for this variety since I started hunting about 5 years ago! There's hope!
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Excellent find briarmentrout,
I am having no luck finding that variety
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Bedrock of the Community
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Awesome find!
Errers and Varietys.
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Does anyone know what caused this error how it's classified beyond the "extra leaf" error
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The US Treasury Office of Inspector General issued a report concluding that the low leaf variety was created unintentionally by damage to the die. The OIG stated that the damaged die was discovered by the press operator, that the operator shut down the press and went to lunch, that someone else saw the idled press and restarted the press. OIG estimated that about 50,000 coins were minted and bulk bagged during the lunch hour. OIG said that that the press was again shut down after the lunch hour and the remaining coin run destroyed. The produced and bulk bagged coins from the lunch hour were shipped to Phoenix ans San Antonio, and eventually released and discovered.
Response: baloney.
The OIG did not inquire into the high leaf variety. The timeline for the production is absurd. ("Wow, we have a major problem, so I'll go to lunch.") The lack of explanation for the cause is incomprehensible. The explanation that it was not vandalism but was caused by some unknown event after production of the die is convenient, but ridiculous. How would they know it wasn't intentional if they couldn't find the cause?
The sole change (officially) that came about from the OIG report was sequestration of the "first" and "last" coins from each die. The actual changes were much more significant. Denver had already been looking into replacing the Bliss four-die-head vertical presses, and this event accelerated the switch to the Schuler horizontal single-die-head presses. From what I have heard, security on the production floor ramped up and multiple ongoing inspections of production were implemented. Security on the production floor in Denver is extremely tight and already was at the time of this coin's production.
The OIG report is online, with some searching. It was actually released in 2007 or 2008. It's an interesting read, but is as satisfying as making a meal out of marshmallows.
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07/26/2019 10:58 am
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That's an awesome find! I look for that one as well, even though I don't see a lot of Wisconsin quarters near me.
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Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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They were not sent to Phoenix. They were sent to Tucson, AZ. I know I tried to find some and there was an note in the local papers and they were snagged up quickly. I never seen even one.
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Woah! Coop you've never seen one?!? That's crazy! I mean I've gone through my fair share of quarters over the years, but you've been doing this a lot longer than me!
If I find another coop, it's yours :)
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07/26/2019 5:19 pm
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Nice finding one in the wild! Congrats! |
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