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I came across one of the 2005 Kansas Quarter errors, but mine says "IN OD WE RUST"   |
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Yes I agree with you @rchu that those letters are weakly struck most likely from their being some grease in the die that struck this coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yes, likely grease issue.
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Nice find.  Typically when its entirely missing a digit it may have some minor value (some like the 2005p kansas in god we rust are popular usually only missing the t in trust), and when its missing much more of the coin design it can have demand from serious collectors also. These are errors called a Struck Through Grease filled die (or just "filled die") error.". Grease strike throughs are very common for the most part, they're probably the most common error type besides laminations, and in the past normally only grease strikes which have obliterated large areas of the coin have shown any decent added value. The exception are coin series which are rarely found with errors of any kind. An example would be a 5 oz America the Beautiful coin, which is a series rarely found with any type of errors. But even for a coin like that, the strike through needs to be fairly large to really add much value. At the moment all these grease strike throughs including the minor ones are however generally selling for a nice small premium despite some being quite common, and some are more popular than others such as the 2005-p kansas in god we rust since it had a nickname, and obviously when enough is missing to entice some of the more serious collectors is where the values tend to be even higher.  |
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Nice example! |
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Pillar of the Community
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yeap I've seen that error In God We rust" come up for sale on ebay often. Very Nice! |
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very nice, makes you laugh when it actually spells out something else
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very nice, makes you laugh when it actually spells out something else Probably why those start to have some value over its normal worth (face value) of 25 cents. They just get a bit of demand after the nickname and this can drive up price, although when something is then found to be common this can limit how high it will go over time as there is adequate supply, plus if its too common the price can decrease eventually as there are more out there for sale than the number of people who want one. Many on here are more collectors and its just a nice add to a new collection for those who want to start with error/varieties as something different. Edited by datadragon
01/09/2024 1:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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rchu83950  Through grease (as above). It's a keeper, and a great discussion starter. |
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I will keep it. I'm not a coin collector per say, but I do like looking through coins. I have a 5 gallon water bottle about half full of change that I am currently sorting through.
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