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Valued Member
Canada
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I've found some nice 2008 poppy quarters and have kept them in my binder. All the older poppy quarters I've seen, the red poppy in the center are rubbed off and discolored. I just read that the Canadian Mint said the poppy in the center will rub off / discolor with in 3 years while the coin is in regular circulation.
So, knowing that the poppy rubs off while in circulation, will that make these coins valuable in the future if the poppy is kept in good condition?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thats a good point. They are also valuable for listining to americans muahaha muahaha!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1040 Posts |
It would depend upon the number put away in good condition and how readily available they are in the future. As with all coins the supply and demand will determine future value, however if yours are in perfect condition, then they are always going to be worth a premium over those that aren't.
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Valued Member
 Canada
159 Posts |
I'm assuming people are keeping all the poppies they get their hands on. I have only seen five 2004 poppies in 4 boxes of quarters and those poppies were rotten. It's actually a very ugly coin once the 3 year expire date is up. I actually think the government wasted a ton of money with those quarters. I would like to get a MS graded 2004 poppy quarter because everyone and their Grandma has a 2004 poppy, but I don't think too many people would have a MS65.
Would buying a MS65 slabbed 2004 poppy be a good investment, because everyone won't have a slabbed poppy, and obviously everyone knows about poppy Quarters.
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01/14/2009 02:49 am
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Valued Member
Canada
159 Posts |
28,500,000 poppy quarters were minted... strange that I would only find 5 bad conditioned 2004 poppy quarters in 8000 circulated quarters.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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i have tonnes of the poppy quarters, from 2004 and 2008. I really like them. I have rolls of last years and for 2004 I keep everything I can find. good shape or bad
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Valued Member
Canada
159 Posts |
And whats the deal with this? I read about the story that those poppies were Cameras. haha! But if you put these coins under a blacklight, there is some type of Square shape around the poppy. Can anyone explain this? regular poppy  Poppy Quarter under a Black light  |
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Valued Member
Canada
159 Posts |
Wouldn't it add a cool dimension to coins if you can look at it by eye and inspect the detail, than take out a mag-camera and inspect even further... then turn on a black light and go through the whole inspection process again.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There are a few MS-65 2004 poppies on ebay right now. The buy it now price is anywhere from 20-40 bucks. There's one in a real auction too ... gonna watch that one. Interesting. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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HI Coinage,
the reason you see that square is because the original poppy quarter design wore of incredibly fast. that square shape is some kind of protective layer to help seal in the color I believe. Maybe these ones will last a little longer
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Valued Member
Canada
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yeah, I figure its some type of adhesive.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's exactly what it is, it's a see-through "sticker" designed to protect the image. This will also scratch off, and I've seen numerous copies under the blacklight where portions of the rectangular protector was scratched off in sections. The coin will be forever unofficially known as the "Spy Quarter" because of U.S. Government reactions to it; see http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270413,00.html and other sources. Must have been post-Cold War paranoia. |
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