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Hello Everyone I'll start by introducing myself before I ask for help LOL... My name is Ryan. I have been metal detecting and collecting coins for about 23 years now and have found some very nice stuff over the years. I started when I was about ten when my dad got into it. We have had a great time and made a ton of fond memories hunting together. We live in Utah and usually hunt old houses and such that have been torn down. Now a short story about this Quarter. This happens to be the very first quarter that I had found silver OR clad. It was directly followed by a 1924 s Standing quarter, a common date Barber dime (can't remember the date), and a Buffalo nickel all from the same hole. Needless to say I was an extremely exited little kid having found all this stuff within the first couple of times out and I was/still am hooked. This 1926 s Standing quarter I believe is in AU50 if not MS63 condition. When I found it I was hunting a little old ladies yard in Ogden Utah. My dad was in the yard and I was doing the parking strip. I hit a good quarter signal with my Bounty Hunter (Big Bud) and canceled out the top 3" of depth (The only depth indicator this machine is capable of). The signal was still there. I knew It needed to be dug so to work I went. After about 4" up rolled the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen in my life. It was this quarter as shiny and pretty as it was the day it was lost. I must have let out a yelp the whole neighborhood heard because I was surrounded by people before I could stand up to see what the big deal was. The little old lady who owned the house took the quarter from me directly in the house (With permission from my dad) and gently washed the dirt off and wrapped it in some toilet paper for the safe trip home. After she returned the quarter to me and all the neighbors left the scene my dad told me to check the hole. I did and again another yelp it was the second quarter. I went over the hole and yup another great signal. I fluffed the dirt and the Barber dime rolled out (another first). Then the Buffalo nickel (yet another first). I was in Hogg heaven and you can probably guess I worked the crap out of that parking strip but only found a few more wheaties. A few days ago I was in a local coin store and seen a 1926 s Standing quarter in the case just like mine. It was marked MS63 and had a price tag on it of $750. This got me a little excided so I went home and pulled mine out to look at it that's when I noticed something strange on the reverse side. I have never seen this on any other Standing quarter before which leads me to believe it is a mint error. It has a quite distinctive extra feather on the eagles' right hand wing tip (our left) and another faint one a little further down the wing. The spot's in question are circled in red. I have scoured the internet for this or something close to it but found nothing. So What do you Guys/Gals think? Is this a mint error coin? If so is it a commonly known error or a never before seen error? What condition would you grade it at? Would this error (if that's what it is) make it worth more and how much more? All comments are very welcome! Thanks in advance. Ryan  |
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New Member
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Trying to make a little bigger pic.  Here is the obverse/  |
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New Member
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And what I think are Die Cracks?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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First off  . That is a very nice coin to have found in the dirt. Those are certainly die cracks, and that does appear to be an extra feather,and if it is it would be a mint error. but I'm no expert by far with the SLQ's. If that is an extra feather it would certainly drive the price up a bit. As far as grading goes there is that issue in front of the eagles face, and the head of liberty appears to have some pitting or something on it. Also a few nics and dings and a bit of wear are present. My humble opinion, this qtr may be approaching AU 55 or higher. Value: 225$ for an AU 50 in the 2010 Red Book, but if that feather is an actual mint error, who knows what the price may be especially if it is an undocumented error. But whats up with the golden appearance, is that toing or a product of the lighting used? |
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Hi Ryan, and what a great story.
Unfortunately, the picture is a bit too small to see what you are talking about, so I can only speculate that maybe what you see could be a possible die clash? I don't know the first thing about SLQ, and even less about dug coins, but I am far more interested in the story than I am the coin.
Given the notion that the coin was down 4" in a yard causes me to wonder why a woman would allow digging in her yard in the first place, and if the workers who sodded the yard had dropped it there, but, the buffalo and the Barber in the same hole with it seems like pocket change from a time 50 years before you found it.....The condition of the coin, along with its stated shininess, cause me to wonder if you had considered the possibility of a set up....a plant...a conspiracy by your Dad & the woman, (for you to find)....(and to me that would a good story just perfect).
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Valued Member
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I didnt think about a die clash. good idea. The point on the "extra feather" does seem quite a bit more pointy than the other feathers.
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@AndrewLynn: The golden appearance is light tarnish as well as the HDR setting I used on the camera in order to get the most detail I could out of it. As for the face Its not corroded or pitted its actually just a flat strike which was common on Standing quarters. It has not been cleaned or had any chemicals used on it other than a Light rinse to remove loose dirt. I do agree with the AU55 grade. The coins I have seen in many coin stores tend to be high graded as well. Thanks for looking @zeewool: No it was certainly not any kind of set up. I have been metal detecting for 20+ years and can tell you that it is quite common to find coins 4+ inches deep and often multiple coins in the same hole. We often detect old houses with the permission from the owner and yes sometime they don't like you digging holes but We dig very small hole just large enough to retrieve our coin and cover it up afterwards.We are very careful and most of the time you cant even tell the hole had ever been there. Also 99% of the time silver comes out of the ground as shiny as it was when it was lost due to the lack of oxygen in the soil which will keep a silver coin untarnished. Copper, Nickle, Bronze, Are a different story they will almost always have some corrosion on the and they will be discolored. Silver and Gold stay very shiny pretty when buried. Thanks for your input! |
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From what I see I would say it IS a die clash, probably from th edge of her robe. No extra value but who cares, that is a superb coin. The die cracks are die cracks.
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Ok I just looked at this again under a loop and I am convinced it is a die clash giving the appearance of an extra feather. The triangular area of the liberty's dress and leg match up perfectly. Is this something worth noting if I send it in for grading? Is it worth sending in for grading?  |
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Is this something worth noting if I send it in for grading? Definitely no. Quote:
Is it worth sending in for grading? Definitely yes. |
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United States
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OH YEAH! Have it graded for sure. I'm Honestly surprised you haven't sent it in already considering its value.Even if it grades EF 40, and I don't see it dropping anywhere near that, it still books retail at 110 dollars. Not that you would want to sell it.
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Also 99% of the time silver comes out of the ground as shiny as it was when it was lost due to the lack of oxygen in the soil which will keep a silver coin untarnished. I never knew that, but it makes sense....Thanks for awakening me to rationality.....I would love to use a metal detector some day....sounds like it could be lots of fun if in the right place (rather like fishing I imagine). |
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@ zeewool: Yes it is great fun and a great way to expand your coin collection. It is rather like fishing except when you have a coin in the ground its not going to get off your line and you usually don't have to wait as long to get a coin "on the hook" so to speak LOL. Metal detecting is a pretty good hobby and can pay for itself but don't expect to get rich. You can pick up a decent machine for a reasonable price. I recommend A Whites I use a Whites XLT and its a great machine they run about $1000 but you can find them used allot cheaper. I paid $400 for mine. Another good machine is the Bounty Hunter but if you go with that I would get the top of the line model I cant remember the name off hand but they run around $500. What ever you decide good luck and happy hunting!
@ zeewool & AndrewLynn: I've never sent a coin out for grading before. How do I go about doing it and what is the cost? Also is there a preferred grading service to use?
Sorry I haven't found the quot button on this forum yet HaHa..
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New Member
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zeewool You might b interested in this website there is a ton a cool stuff to look at and a forum that you can ask any question you have.. http://forum.treasurenet.com/ |
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Thanks for all of the info Ryan....I appreciate it and will let you know if I ever actually do something like that......I have been taken fishing a few times (kicking and screaming all the way), I think that I could handle a shovel better than I can a fish.
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